Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Polydiorganosiloxane Polyurea Segmented
Copolymers and a Process for lVr~kin~ Same
~ Field of the Invention
This invention relates to polydiorgano~iloY~n~ polyurea se~ ed
5 copolymers and a process for making same.
Rqrl~,. ~julld of the Invention
PolydiorgPnosiloY~ne polymers have unique plop~-lies derived mainly
from the physical and ~ c~l characteristics of the ~;1Q~r~n~ bond. Typically, the
n~ g plopcl~ies of polydiol~;ano~;lox~ne polymers include resict~nce to
10 ultraviolet light, extremely low glass tr~n~ition tel~-pelaLule, good thermal and
oxidative stability, good prrmP~bility to many gases, very low surface energy, low
index of refraction, good Lydlophobicity~ and good diçlectric p.opclLies. They
also have very good bioco...~&l;l,ility and are of great interest as bio...AI~ ;AI~
which can be used in the body in the p-cse..ce of blood. Polydiorgano.~ilox~ne
15 Pl~tom~rs have been widely used because of these many excellent properties.
But, their limited tear lc~ nce and poor IcY~ nre to low polarity solvents have
made them lm~l-it~hle in many other applications.
Fl~etom.orS possess the ability to recover their initial shape from
d~r~ ;on produced by an imposed force. Tr~1hion~l polydiorganosiloxanes
20 show elastomeric behavior only when they are rhemic~lly or physically
crosslinked. Even extremely high molecular weight polydiorgano~ilox~ne gums
(greater than 500,000 grams per mole) exhibit cold flow when uncrosslinked.
Thus, to be useful in most coll"llcl.,ial applications, tra~litinn~l -polydiorgano.ciloY~nes must be further filled with up to 50 weight percent fillers
25 such as finely divided high surface area silica, fumed silica, tit~n;~lm dioxide,
min~, ~,I ;;onia, pigmPnt-grade oxides, carbon blacks, graphite, metal powders,
~ clays, s~lr;um call,ollales, silicates, ~h~ e~ fibrous fillers, and hollow glass or
plastic microspheres, depending on the desired propel ~ies, for example, to
IllA;ll~;.il~ their mer.h~nir,~ cl~h and reduce swelling in solvents. Since
30 polydiorganosilox~nrs do not lose their m.~rh~nic~ cu~g~ll as abruptly as other
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organic mAteriAl~ at elevated telllpeldlllres, they find particular use in high
temperature appliç~Ation~
For many uses such as in in~ ted wire, rods, rh~nnP.l~ tubing, and similar
products, polydior~;AnrJ~ilrJY~ne cc,lllpoullds are extruded in standard rubber
5 extrusion eqllirmpnt The extruded material must immetli~tPly be heated to set the
form. Usually, hot-air vulcAni7~tion at 300-450~C or steam at 0.28-0.70 MPa
(40-100 psi) for several mimltes is needed. Final plopellies can be developed byoven curing or by continuous steam vlllçAni7~tion.
Silicone based release co~ting~ have been used collllllt;lcially for some
10 time, predo~ ly in such applications as release liners for adhes*es. Generally,
these materials are coated from solvent or a carrier and thermally cros~linked at
high tempelalu,~s. Recently, silicone release technologies have been disclosed
which include addition cure, cationic cure, and radiation cure systems as well as
silicone-co..l~ block copolymers which do not require curing. Some ofthese
systems can be coated without solvent, e.g., by roll coating. Others can be coated
from organic solvents or water. None of these systems are believed to be hot melt
processable. Thus, there is still a need for a silicone-based release coating that is
hot melt cOa~ablc while 1~ inp the desirable release pc;lrullll~nce features ofthe
previously mentioned m~tPri~l~
Block copolymers have long been used to obtain desirable p~;lrol",allce
characteristics in various products such as elastomers, sP~lAnt~, ç?,lllking
compounds, and release coatings.
Physically cro.~.~lin~Pd polydiorganosiloxane çl~tom~Prs usually are
segmP.nted copolymers. The mer.h~niç~l properties of an elastomer generally
increase with the molecular weight of the polymer. The molecular weight often
can be determined by inherent viscosity measurements. For some uncro~linked
systems, as the molecular weight increases, the polymer becomes less soluble andthe inherent viscosity becomes more difficult to measure. The mech~nical
properties and inherent viscosities of the polydiorganosiloxane polyrners can besubstantially increased, while most ofthe desired polydiorganosiloxane properties
are ~A;~ e~l, through controlled, solvent-based synthesis of AB, ABA, or (AB)n
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se~...PI-~ed polymers, with a soft polydiorganoeilox~ne component and a hard
CO~ )Ollt;ll~ of either a crystalline structure with a high melting point or an
amorphous structure with a high glass transition temperature and inrlllde, for
PY~mple, hard se~ such as poly~Lylene, polyamide, polyurethane, polyimide,
polyester, pol~c~l,ollal~, polysulfone and epoxide.
Another class of polydiorg~noeilnY~ne se~ ed copolymers is
polydiorgano.eiioY~ne polyurea se~ ed copolymers which may contain blocks
other than polydiorganosiloY~nP or urea. These have some potential process
econollly advantages because their synthesis reaction is more rapid than those
10 previously mPnti~ne~l, requires no catalyst, and produces no by-products.
In producing polydiorganosiloxane polyurea segmPnted copolymers,
monofunctional reaction hlll~ulilies in the polydiorganoeiloY-~ne diamine precursor
can prematurely t~ e the chain PYt~neiQn reaction and limit the ;~ .L of
optimum molecular weight and tensile slrenglll of the polymer. Because the early15 processes for making the polydiorganosiloxane rli~mines resulted in increasing
levels of Inonofi-nr,tional impurities with increasing molecular weight, it was not
possible to achieve P~etom~rs having s~tief~ctQry meçll~n~ pl~Jel Lies for most
P1~etomPr or adhesive applications. More It ct;lllly, processes have been developed
which produce materials with low levels of impurities over a wide range of
20 polydiorganosiloxane diamine molecular weights. With this ~hPmietry,
polydiorganosiloxane polyurea segm~nted copolymers have been obtained having
inherent viscosities of over 0.8 g/dL measured at 30~C (using a Canon-Fenske
viscometer with chlororc ll-l solution at a concentration of 0.4 g/dL) through the
use of chain Pytpn~1ers to hlclc~ase the non-silicone content.
Solution polylnc;liGed polydiorganosiloxane polyurea e1~etomPrs which do
not require a cure step have been described. However, because these
compositions are made in solvent, they can have costly h~ntlling procedures.
Continuous melt polymerization processes are advantageous and have
been used to make compositions such as polyul~;~hane elastomers and acrylate
30 pressure sensitive adhesives. A continuous melt polymerization process for
producing polyetherimides, which can contain polydiorganosiloxane seg...P~ , has
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also been described. Recently polyulel}lalle resins have been described which use
polydiorganocilox~ne urea se~n~ntC to prevent blocking of film formed from the
resin. However, levels of reactive polydiorg~nosiloY~n~ in the compositions weresmall, for ~Y~mple, less than 15 weight percent, and potential incomplete
5 incorporation of the polydiorg~nosiloY~ne into the backbone was not detrimental
since easy release was the intent. Ul~inco~l o,~Led polydiorganosiloxane oil can,
however, act as a rl~ctir.i7:ing agent in el~ctomers to reduce tensile strength or
det~ç~ify and reduce shear propél lies of pressure-sensili~e adhesives. This
unincorporated oil can also bloom to the surface of an elastomer or adhesive and10 co~ te other surfaces with which it is in contact.
S~ n~ry of the Invention
Briefly, in one aspect of the present invention melt-processable
polydiorganosiloxane polyurea segmP-nted copolymer compositions are provided
wherein such compositions co~ -ise alternating soft polydiorganocilo~ne units,
15 and hard polyisocyanate residue units, wLelei-l the polyisocyanate residue is the
polyisocyanate minus the -NCO groups, and optionally, soft and/or hard organic
polyamine units, and such that the residues of the amine and isocyanate units are
connected together by urea linkages. Co~posilions of the present invention
typically have inherent viscosities of at least 0.8 dL/g, or are essenti~lly insoluble
20 in common organic solvents such as, for example, chlororo----, tetrahydrofuran,
dimethyl rul ~ 7 toluene, isop. ~p~l alcohol, and col-.l i--alions thereo~
The present invention also provides polydiorganosiloxane polyurea
sep,..~ ed copolymer compositions comprising the reaction product of
(a) at least one polyamine, wherein the polyamine comprises at least
one polydiorganosiloxane r1i~mine7 or a mixture of at least one
polydior~n- siloxane diamine and at least one organic polyamine, and
(b) at least one polyisocyanate,
wheréill the mol ratio of isocyanate to amine is between 0.9:1 and 0.95:1
or betweell 1.05:1 and about 1.3:1.
The polydiorganosiloxane polyurea segm~nted copolymers of the invention
can be .~:plese"~ed by the repeating unit:
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O ''~ ". O O O
- N -Z-N -~- N -Y ~ O -~i- Y -N -~- N -Z- N -~- N -B- N -~ -
b ~. . p b ~ ~ b b
- m
(I)
wl~t~
S each R is a moiety that intlP,p~nrlently is an alkyl moiety pr~r~ bly having
about 1 to 12 carbon atoms and may be subsL~luled with, for example,
trifluoroalkyl or vinyl groups, a vinyl radical or higher alkenyl radical p-c;rt;l~bly
lepresel,Led by the formula -R2(CH2),CH=CH2 wlleleill R2 is -(CH2)b- or
-(CH2)cCH=CH- and a is 1, 2 or 3; b is 0, 3 or 6; and c is 3, 4 or 5, a cycloalkyl
moiety having about 6 to 12 carbon atoms and may be sul,~liluled with alkyl,
fluoroalkyl, and vinyl groups, or an aryl moiety preferably having about 6 to 20carbon atoms and may be substituted with, for example, alkyl, cycloalkyl,
fiuoroalkyl and vinyl groups or R is a perfluoroalkyl group as described in U.S.Pat. No. 5,028,679, wheleill such description is incoll.ulaled herein by ,~rerence,
15 a fluorine-ccil~i;~ group, as desclil,ed in U.S. Pats. No. 5,236,997, whereinsuch description is inco,l,ol~ed herein by reference, or a perfluoroether-
CQ~ ioil~p group, as described in U.S. Pats. No. 4,900,474 and No. S,118,775,
wherein such descriptions are incol~,ol~led herein by Ic;r~lt;llce, preferably at least
50% of the R moieties are methyl radicals with the balance being monovalent alkyl
or substituted alkyl radicals having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, alkenylene radicals,
phenyl radicals, or substituted phenyl radicals;
each Z is a polyvalent radical that is an arylene radical or an aralkylene
radical plt;rt;l~bly having from about 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkylene or
cycloalkylene radical preferably having from about 6 to 20 carbon atoms,
pler~;l~ly Z is 2,6-tolylene, 4,4'-methyle~ .hPnylene, 3,3~ imethoxy-4~4
biphenylene, ~;L~ hy-l-m-xylylene~ 4,4'-methylenedicyclohexylene, 3,5,5-
Ll illlt;lhyl-3 -methylene~;yclohexylene, 1,6-h~ ll .ylene, 1,4-cyclohexylene,
2,2,4-trimethylhexylene and Illi~Lules thereof;
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each Y is a polyvalent radical that inrlep.ontlently is an alkylene radical of 1to 10 carbon atoms, an aralkylene radical or an arylene radical preferably having 6
to 20 carbon atoms;
each D is s~olçcted from the group consisLing of hydrogen, an alkyl radical
5 of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, phenyl, and a radical that completes a ring structure inr,~ 1ing B or Y to form a heterocycle;
B is a polyvalent radical sfle~led from the group con.~i~tinp of alkylene,
aralkylene, cycloalkylene, phenylene, polyalkylene oxide, inclllding for ~ ;....plc,
polyethylene oxide, polyl,lo~ylene oxide, polyte~ ylene oxide, and
copolymers and mixtures thereof;
m is a number that is 0 to about 1000;
n is a number that is equal to or greater than l; and
p is a number that is about 10 or larger, plt;rtl~bly about 15 to 2000, more
plere,~bly about 30 to 1500.
In the use of polyiso.;ya.lales (Z is a radical of functionality greater than 2)and polyamines (B is a radical of fimrtion~lity greater than 2), the structure of
Formula I will be modified to reflect bl~llcllillg at the polymer backbone.
Polymers of the present invention typically have an inherent viscosity of at
least about 0.8 dL/g or are ess~nti~lly insoluble in common organic solvents.
The compositions of the invention may further comprise fillers, tackifying
agents, resins, pigm~ntS, stabilizers, pl~tiri7rrs~ and the like.
The polydiorgano~iloY-~nç polyurea seg...~ ed copolymers ofthe present
invention have good mrrh~nical propel lies even when unfilled and exhibit
eYs~ ont physical prop~l ~ies typically associated with polysiloxanes, such as low
25 glass transition telllpel~ re, ll~lsl,dlell-;y moderate rç~i~t~nce to ultraviolet light,
low surface energy and Lydlol)hobicity, good dielectric properties, and high
permeability to many gases. Additionally, the polydiorganosiloxane polyurea
seg...~ ed copolymers ofthe invention have moderate thermal and oxidative
st~hilitiçs, have higher inherent viscosities than were previously obtainable, and are
30 amenable to melt processing after polymerization. Further, some ofthe
polydiorganosiloxane polyurea segm~nted copolymers of the invention are more
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~ ;,isl~ll to swelling and degradation by hydrocarbon solvents than those
previously obtainable. Also, some of the polydiorganosiloxane polyurea
se,~ ed copolymers of the invention are Pl~ctompric materials that exhibit
~ surprisingly low melt flow vi~cositiP~ and abrupt soli-lific~tion at a temperature
5 below melt flow con~itions In addition, some polydiorganosiloxane polyurea
segmPnted copolymers of the present invention have an Pnh~n~ed range of
itim~te properties due to the ~ nded compositions available when organic
poly~llines are used with the polydiorgano~ Y~ne ~ mine~ and polyiso-;y~l&Les.
These compositions vary over a wide range of choices and perce-l~age
10 inco.l,~.aLion for these react~nt~ and afford polydiorganosiloxane polyurea
se mPnted copolymers with tailorable properties. Such plOp~ ~ies can include
peel release levels, printability, tensile and tear strengths, moisture vapor
it)n rates, as well as molecular structures and compositions not hereto
available via solvent-based synthetic techniques.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a process for making the
polydiorganosiloxane polyurea se~ n~ed copolymers conl~lisi--g the steps of:
(a) contin-lQusly providing react~nts to a reactor, whcileill the react~n
comprise at least one polyisocyanate and at least one polyamine, wherein the
polyamine is at least one polydiorganosiloxane tli~mine or a mixture of at least one
polydiorganosiloxane diamine and at least one organic polyamine,
(b) mixing the react~nt~ in the reactor,
(c) allowing the react~nt~ to react to form a polydiorganosiloxane polyurea
copolymer, and
(d) conveying the polymer from the reactor.
Pl er~;l I ed polyiso~iyallaLes useful in the process of the present invention can
be represented by the formula:
OCN--Z--NCO
(II)
wherein Z is defined as above.
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Polydiorganoeilox~ne ~ ;nes useful in the process of the present
invention can be represellled by the formula
R R
H--N--Y~ O--~i--Y--N--H
D ~. R p D
S ~)
wherein each of R, Y, D, and p are defined as above. Generally, the
number average molecular weight of the polydiorg~nosiloY~nP ~ mines useful in
the present invention are greater than about 700.
The process is substantially solventless. Generally, no solvent is needed to
10 carry out the reaction, making the process more en~hor""~ lly friendly than
previous processes for making polydiorganosiloxane polyurea segm~nted
copolymers as well as providing unique propel Lies to many of the polydiorgano-
siloxane polyurea se~ ed copolymers. Small amounts of solvent may be
present, if n~cç~es~ry~ to control the flow of solid isocyanates, high viscosity15 diisocyanates,. or low amounts of diiso~iy~llales, or for controlled addition of
adjuvants such as tac~iryillg resins, pi m~nte, croeelinkin~ agents, plasticizers
fillers, and stabilizing agents, or to reduce their viscosity.
Advantageously, the çeernti~lly solventless and continuous process enables
oplillli~Lion of the propel Lies of final materials by ~djllsting the isocyanate to
20 amine ratio below and, surprisingly, well above 1:1. Unexpectedly, strong,
extrudable materials are obtained, some of which have uniquely superior
mer.h~n:~~l and rheological properties over those obtainable by conventional
solvent polymerization processes. An additional benefit of the continuous,
çe.eçnti~lly solventless process of the present invention is the ability to extrude the
25 polydiorganosiloxane polyurea segm.o.ntecl copolymer into a variety of shapes such
as, for example, films, fibers, pellets, sheets, slabs, and tubing, directly after
poly" ,~ .l ;on. This .. .i l ,;" .; ~es the heat and shear history of the polymer which
can reduce pelru----allce characteristics due to possible degradation of the
polymer.
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Generally, the inherent viscosity ofthe rçs--lt~nt polydiorganosiloxane
polyurea seg,llc-.led copolymers increases with increasing polydiorganosiloxane
f~ .e molcc~ r weight. The inherent viecQsitieS of the copolymers can be
altered by the s~ lecti~ n of the applop.;ale isocyanate to amine ratios and process
S conditions. PolydiorganosiloY~n~ polyurea seg...~ e~ copolymers having inherent
viRco~itir s greater than can be produced using co-~ ;on~l solution
polymeri7~tiQn processes are achievable.
Using the process of the present invention, molec~ r weights can be
achieved such that the copolymer is ~ ss- nti~lly in.eolnble in common organic
10 solvents. Further, the process ofthe present invention, being a continuous bulk
pol~,lllc.;~alion process, provides the ability to make high molecular weight
compositions which are not obLainable by co..ve.,lion~l solution polymerization
due to the high viscosity or ge1 formation of the rc ....,ng polymer in the solvent
..,~-1,....~
1S Description of the Preferred Embodiment(s)
Polydiorganosiloxane ~ es usefill in the present invention are any that
fall within Formula m above and include those having number average molecular
weights in the range of about 700 to 150,000, more plcrclably greater than 1600.Plcrcllcd silicone ~ s are sub~lalllially pure polydiorganosiloxane ~ ,..;l,es
20 prepared as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,214,119 wherein such description is
inco.l,o.aled herein by reference. Polydiorganosiloxane ~ minr~e having such high
purity are plcpalcd from the reaction of cyclic organosilanes and
bis(~mino~lkyl)disiloxanes utili7ing an anhydrous amino alkyl fiunctional silanolate
catalyst such as tcl.~unelhyla.--l--ol~i.lnl 3-a-"hlop,ol)yldi"lcll,ylsilanolate,
25 prcrc, ~bly in an amount less than 0.15 weight percent based on the weight of the
total amount of cyclic organosiloxane with the reaction run in two stages.
Particularly p.crc..cd polydiorganosiloxane diamines are prepared using
cesium and rubidium catalysts. The prepa.alion of polydiorganosiloxane diamine
int.l~-dee colllbil~illg under reaction conditions
(1) an amine functional endblocker represented by the formula
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~ R
H--N--Y~ O--';i--Y--N--H
D ~ ~ x ~)
wLereil~:
each R, D and Y are defined as above, and
x is an integer of about 1 to 150;
(2) s~lffi~i~nt cyclic ~iloY~ne to obtain a polydiorganosiloxane ~i~mine
having a number average molecular weight greater than the molecular weight of
the endblocker; and
(3) a catalytically effective amount of cesium hydroxide, rubidium
hydroxide, cesium ~ nol~te, rubidium silanolate, cesium poly~ilox~nolate,
ruhi~ m polysiloxanolate, and ~- i~u-t:s thereof. The reaction is continued until
s ~bst~nti~lly all of the amine functional endblocker is COIl~ -e~l
The reaction is then te~ A~ed by adding a volatile organic acid to form a
mixture of a polydiorganosiloxane diamine usually having greater than about 0.01weight percent silanol L~puli~ies and one or more ofthe following: a cesium saltof the organic acid, a rubidium salt of the organic acid, or both such that there is a
small molar excess of organic acid in relation to catalyst. The silanol groups of
the reaction product are then contl~n~ed under reaction conditions to form
polydiu-~osiloxane diamine having less than or equal to about 0.01 weight
percent silanol impurities while the unreacted cyclic siloxane is stripped.
Optionally, the salt is removed by subsequent filtration.
Examples of polydior~nosiloxane ~ es useful in the present invention
indude but are not limited to polydimethyl~ilox~ne tli~mine, polydiphenylsiloxane
tli~min~, polytrifluol(,prûpyllllethyl~ilox~ne di~min~, polyphe--yL..~l-ylsiloxane
25 ~ mine~ polydiethylsiloxanerli~mine~ polydivinylsiloxane ~i~min~?,
polyvinylmethyl~ilox~ne di~min~-, poly(5-hexenyl)methylsiloxane rli~mine,
copolymers and mixtures thereo~
F.Y~mrles of organic poly,l"l-nes useful in the present invention include but
are not limited to polyoxyalkylene ~li ..,,;,.~s such as D-230, -400, -2000, -4000,
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BU-700, ED-2001, EDR-148 available from ~llntcm~n, polyoxyalkylene triamines
such as T-3000 and T-5000 available from TTn.~l~...An, and polyalkylenes such asDytek A and Dytek EP available from DuPont..
i~el~llLpolyiso~y~l~les in the reaction will modify the prop~l Lies of the
5 polydiorganocil~nepolyureaseg~ 1edcopolymer. ForPY~mrlç,ifa
polycarbodiimide-modified .li~h~ h~ h~lle diisocyanate, such as ISONATE~f
143L, available from Dow Chemical Co., is used, the rçs lhin~
polydiorgano~cilox~ne polyurea se~,..e~.led copolymer has enh~nced solvent
r~;;c~ ce when cGll.~a~ed with copolymers pl~aled from other diisocyanates. If
tetramethyl-m-xylylene diisocyanate is used, the rPc-lltin~ se~ çd copolymer
has a very low melt viscosity that makes it particularly useful for injection
molding.
Any polyisocyanate that can react with a polyamine, and in particular with
polydiorganosiloxane diamine of Formula III can be used in the present invention.
F.x~ ,les of such diisocyanates in~ de" but are not limited to, aromatic
diisocyanates, such as 2,6-toluene diisocyanate, 2,5-toluene diisocyanate, 2,4-
toluene diisocyanate, m-phenylene diisocyanale, p-phenylene diisocyanate,
methylene bis(o-chlorophenyl diisocyanate), methylenediphenylene-4,4'-
diisocyanate, polycarbodiimide-mo~1ifiçd methylenç~lirh~nylene diisocyanate, (4,4'-
diisocyanato-3,3',5,5'-tetraethyl) dil,hellyl.~lh~ne~ 4,4'-diisocyanato-3,3'-
~limçtllc)xybiphenyl (o-~ nicitline diisocyanate), 5-chloro-2,4-toluene diisocyanate,
1-chloromethyl-2,4-diisocyanato bPn7PnP, aromatic-~lirh~tic diisocy~,ales such as
m-xylylene diisocyanate, tetramethyl-m-xylylene diisocyanate, ~lirh~fic
diisocyanates, such as 1,4-diiso-;yanalobuL~i e, 1,6-diisocyanatohexane,
1,12-diisocy~n~to~lodecane, 2-methyl-1,5-diisocyanato~e"~alle, and cycloalil)h~tic
diisocyanates such as methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate, 3-
isocyanatolllell,yl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl isocyanate (isophorone diisocyanate),
2,2,4-~,i",eLl,ylhexyl diisocyanate, and cyclohexylene-1,4-diisocyanate and
llli~lures thereo~
Flert;lled diisocyanates include 2,6-toluene diisocyanate,
methylenç~ hlonylene-4,4'-diisocyanate, polycarbodiimide-modified
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methyl~nç~lirh~nyl diisocyanate, 4,4'-diisocyanato-3,3'-~lim~th(.xyl,i~,hel.yl
(o-~ nici~in~ diisocyanate), teLI~Glhyl-m-xylylene diisocyanate,
methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate, 3-isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-
t;LLylcyclohexyl isocyanate (isophorone diisocyanate), 1,6-diisocy~n~tohf~Y~nt~"5 2~2~4-llinl~;lllylhexyl diisocyanate, and cyclohexylene-1,4-diisocyanate.
Particularly prer~ d is tell~"c;ll,yl-m-xylylene diisocyanate.
Polydiorganosiloxane polyurea se~n~nted copolymers produced using
t~LI~ll~;lllyl-m-xylylene diisocyanate generally have lower melt viscosities than
similar copolymers produced using other diiso-;y~,ales, and higher modulus.
Any triisocyanate that can react with a polyamine, and in particular with
polydiorgano.cilox~ne diamine of Formula III, can be used in the present invention.
F.Y~mpl~s of such triisocyanates include, but are not limited to, polyfimr,tiQn~l
iso~;y~ales, such as those produced from biurets, iSO~iy~l~ul ~les, adducts and the
like. Some collll"el~i;ally available polyisocyanates include portions ofthe
15 DESMODURTM and MONDURTM series from Bayer and the PAPITM series of
Dow Plastics.
Pl~relled triiso-;y~nales include DESMODURTM N-3300 and MONDURTM
489.
Relative amounts of amine and isocyanate can be varied over a much
20 broader range than those produced by previous methods. Molar ratios of
isocyanate to amine continuously provided to the reactor are preferably from
about 0.9:1 to 1.3:1, more plerel~bly 1:1 to 1.2:1.
Once the reaction of the polyisocyanate with the polyamine has occurred,
active hydrogens in the urea linkage may still be available for reaction with excess
25 isocyanate. By increasing the ratio of isocyanate to amine, the formation of biuret
moieties may be f~ilit~te-1, especially at higher tempel~ res, resulting in branched
or cros~lin~ed polymer. Low to moderate amounts of biuret formation can be
advantageous to shear propel Lies and solvent re~i~t~nce.
The composition of the present invention may also optionally contain
30 various fillers and other prop~;l ly modifiers. Fillers such as fumed silica, carbon
fibers, carbon black glass beads, glass bubbles, glass fibers, mineral fibers, clay
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particles, organic fibers, e.g., nylon, KEVLARTM, metal particles, and the like can
be added in ~mo11ntq up to about 50 parts per l00 parts of poliorganosiloxane
urea se~ ed polymer and silicate resin, provided that if and when incoll.o,aled,- such additives are not dt;ll""e,llal to the function and fi1n-,ti~n~1ity of the final
5 polymer product. Other additives such as dyes, pisJ~ flame retardants,
stabilizers, ~nti~x;~ , co.~.l.a~ , A.~ obial agents such as zinc oxide,
~ctric~1 con(1uctors, thermal con~ ctors such as ~111mim1m oxide, boron nitride,n nitride, and nickel particles, and the like can be blended into these
systems in ~mo11nt~ of from. about l to 50 volume percent of the composition.
In the process of the present invention, react~nt~, in.,h1rlinp; at least one
polyamine, whel'eh~ such polyamine is at least one polydiorganosiloxane diamine
or a mixture of at least one polydiorganosiloxane ~ mine and at least one organic
polyamine and at least one polyisocyanate ~ mine are mixed in a reactor and
allowed to react to forrn the polydiorganosiloxane polyurea sePm~nte~l copolymerl 5 that can then be removed from the reaction vessel.
In the process of the invention, the following reaction occurs:
H--N--Y~ --Y--1~ + ~--B--1!~ + OCN--Z--NCO
/
O :~ ~. O O O
Z--N--~--N--Y~ O--' i--Y--N--~--N--Z--N~--N--B--N~--
H b -~ ~ p b n H b b m
Plopel Lies of the compositions of the present invention result from the
20 copolymer molecular weight and arçhitect~-re. Flexibility of the process of the
present invention leads to interesting materials, some of which, though they maynot be fully soluble in solvents for inherent viscosity or molecular weight
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delG-l . ..;..~1 ;on may nevertheless be quite useful materials in terrns of physical
pl Upe;l lies and can still be extrudable. One skilled in the art can expect thec,~l;--.u-., material for a particular apl)licalion to be a filnction of isocyanate-to-
amine ratio, polyisocyanate and polyamine a~ eul~ ~ e, order of reactant addition,
5 mixing speed, te l-pe al~lre~ reactor throughput, reactor configuration and size,
r~s;~l~nce time, rç~;~lçnce time disL-il uLon, and wl-ell-el any fillers, additives, or
plupe Iy modifiers are added. This process allows the freedom to vary the
mr~ec~ r weight and arcl.;le~ e over quite a wide range, thus enabling one to
tailor the ~-upe~lies to suit a variety of applications. The polydiorganosiloxane
10 polyamine component employed to prepare polydiorganosiloxane polyurea
segmtonte~i copolymers of this invention provides a means of ~ cting the
modulus of the rçs ~It~nt copolyrner. In general, high molecular weight
polydiorgano~iloY~nç tli~mines provide copolymers of lower modulus, whereas
low molec-~l~r weight polydiorganosiloxane ~ .";.,~5 provide higher
15 polydiorganosiloxane polyurea seg~ l ed copolymers of high modulus.
Any reactor that can provide intim~te mixing of polyamine and
polyisocyanate and the reaction products thereof is suitable for use in the
invention. The reaction may be carried out as a batch process using, for f~Y~mrlç~
a flask equipped with a ..~e~ c~l stirrer, provided the product ofthe reaction
20 has a sufficiently low viscosity at the processing temperature to permit mixing, or
as a continuous process using, for example, a single screw or twin screw extruder.
Preferably, the reactor is a wiped surface counter-ro~a~ing or co-rotating twin
screw extruder.
The te---pt- ~lure in the reactor should be sufflcient to permit the reaction
25 bt;Lween the polyisocyanate and the polyamine to occur. The te..,pel~L~lre should
also be s~ff~ nt to perrnit conveying of the materials through the reactor, and any
subsequent proces~ing eq~ipmtont such as, for example, feedblocks and dies. For
COllv~yillg the reacted material, the te",i)e, ~L~lre should preferably be in the range
of about 140 to 250~C, more preferably in the range of about 160 to 220~C.
30 P~ n~e time in the reactor typically varies from about 5 seconds to 8 mim-te~,
more typically from about 15 seconds to 3 minllte;s
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The r~;d~nce time depends on several parameters, in~ 1llrlinp for ~.Y~mple,
the length to fl;~ .ni~lel ratio ofthe reactor, mixing rates, overall flowrates,re~ct~nte and the need to blend in additional m~teri~le For materials involving
reaction with minim~l or no b1rn~lir~ of a nonreactive c~l"pollent, the reaction can
5 easily take place in as little as 5:1 length to ~ metlor units of a twin screw extruder.
When a wiped surface reactor is used, relatively close cle~lces between
the screw flight lands and the barrel are plerelled, with this value typically Iying
bt;Lv~een 0.1 to about 2 mm. The screws utilized are preferably fully or partially
10 interm~ehing or fully or partially wiped in the zones where a sub~ Lial portion of
the reaction takes place.
Rec~llee ofthe rapid reaction that occurs beLween the polyamine and the
polyisocyanate, both materials are ~lerèl~bly fed into an extruder at unvarying
rates, particularly when using higher molec~ r weight polyal,li"es, that is, with
15 ~-u~bel average molecular weights of about 50,000 and higher. Such feeding
rates generally reduce undesirable variability of the final product.
One method of insuring the continllolls feeding into the extruder when a
very low flow polyisocyanate stream is used is to allow the polyisocyanate feed
line to touch or very nearly touch the passing threads of the screws. Another
20 method would be to utilize a continllo~ls spray injection device that produces a
continuous stream of fine droplets of polyisocyanates into the reactor.
Typically, in form~ tin~ polydiorganosiloxane polyurea segmented block
copolymers with additives such as tackifying resins, hlolgal~ic fillers, or other
m~t~ri~le ~es~.nti~lly non-reactive with the polydiorganosiloxane polyurea
25 segm~nted copolymer re~ct~nte the additives to be blended are added further
downstream in the reactor after a substantial portion of the reaction of the
polyamine and polyisocyanate has taken place.
However, the various re~ct~nte and additives can be added in any order
provided the addition of an additive does not interfere with the reaction of the30 react~nte For in~ ce, an additive that is particularly reactive with a
polyisocyanate reactant typically would not be added until after the reaction of the
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polyisocyanate with a polyamine reactant. Further, the re~ct~nt~ can be added
~im-llt~n~ously or sequentially into the reactor and in any sequential order. For
~Y~mple, the polyisocyanate strea-m-- can be the first component added into the
reactor in a manner such as m~ntinned above. Polyamine can then be added
S dow~ e~lll in the reactor. Allelllalely, the polyisocyanate stream can also be added after the polyamine has been introduced into the reactor.
The process of the present invention has several advantages over
conventional solution polymerization processes for making polydiorganosiloxane
polyurea segm~nted copolymers such as (1) the ability to vary the isocyanate to
10 a-m-ine ratio to obtain materials with properties superior to solution polymerized
materials, (2) the capability of polymerizing high molecular weight compositionsthat cannot be easily produced using solution pol~",~ tion, (3) the ability to
directly produce shaped articles with reduced heat histories, (4) the ability to more
easily blend in fillers, tackifying resins, p1~ti~i7~rs, and other property modifiers,
15 and (5) the ~limin~tion of solvent.
The flexibility of altering the isocyanate to amine ratio in the continuous
process is a distinct advantage. This ratio can be varied above and below the
theoretical va1ue of 1:1 quite easily. In solution, ratios much above about 1.05:1
and below 0.95:1 yield lower molecular weight copolymer. Ir~ the process ofthe
20 present invention, polydiorganosiloxane polyurea segm~nted copolymers with
ratios up to as high as 1.3 :1, depending upon the titrated number average
mo1ec~ r weight of the polydiorganosiloxane ~i~mine, can be produced. Such
polymers possess inherent viscosities well above those made with conventional
solution processes but can still be melt processed. These polymers can also
25 possess superior me~h~nical properties when compared to solution polymerized
copolymers. At some ratios, resultant polymers can become insoluble, precluding
the possibility of inherent viscosity dt;lellllilldLion~ but the material can be melt
processable and possesses high strength.
The ability to make high molecular weight compositions that cannot be
30 produced by solution polymerization due to the insolubility ofthe forming polymer
in the solvent merlil-m, leads to useful, unique compositions. When the chain
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extension of the polyamine is carried out in solution with certain polyiso~y~-ates
such as polycarbo-liimi-le-modified diphenylmP,th~ne diisocyanate, available, for
.o,Y~mple, from Dow Ch~nlic~1 Co. as ISONATETM 143L, newly forming polymer
may p~ ;p;l ~le out of solution, thus not enabling the forrnation of high molecular
5 weight copolymer. When this c~ os;lion is plepaled using the solventless
method of the present invention, high :,L. w .~ll- solvent ~ ti~h.l~-l materials are
formed. In a similar m~nn~r, materials made from a mixture of two widely
dic.~imil~r molec~ r weights of polyamine polym~ri7ed with a polyisocyanate
using the solventless process of the present invention can be made with high
10 inherent viscosities.
In general, long exposure to heat degrades polydior~n~ silox~ne polyurea
~e~ .led copolymers and leads to a degradation of physical plop~-lies. The
degradation experienced by many of the solution poly~ ed
polydiorganosiloxane polyurea se~ ed copolymers upon drying and
15 s~lbseq~nt hot melt extrusion is also OVt;l c~llle by the continuous process of the
present invention bec,luse reactively extruded polydiorganosiloxane polyurea
se~..~-~.led copolymers can be extruded directly from the polysnerization zone
through a die to form shaped articles such as tubing and films without the
?~d-1ition~l heat history associated with solvent removal and the subsequent
20 polymer rehe~tinF~
The ability to ~ e the p- esellce of solvent during the reaction of
polyamine and polyisocyanate yields a much more efficient reaction. The average
re~;d~nce time using the process ofthe present invention is typically 10 to 1000times shorter than that required in solution poly..,~.i~tion. A small amount of
25 non-reactive solvent can be added, if n.scç~ ry, for example, from about 0.5% up
to about 5% of the total composition, in this process either as a carrier for
il.;eetin~ otherwise solid materials or in order to increase stability of an otherwise
low flowrate stream of material into the reaction chamber.
The objects, features and advantages of the present invention are further
30 illustrated by the following examples, but the particular materials and amounts
thereofrecited in these ~,~a...~l~ " as well as other conditions and details, should
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not be construed to unduly limit this invention. All materials are commercially
available or known to those skilled in the art unless otherwise stated or apparenL.
In the examples all parts and pe~ ges are by weight unless otherwise intli~te-l
All m~lcc~ r weights reported are number average molecular weights in
5 grams/mol.
Titration of r6~ and Organic r~
The actual number average moleclll~r weight of polydiorganosiloxane or
organic polyamines were dt;~ ed by the following acid titration. Sllfficient
mine to yield about 1 mill;eqllivalent of amine is dissolved in 50/50
10 tetrahydrofuran/isop.u~yl alcohol to form a 10% solution. This solution is titrated
with 0. lN hydrochloric acid with bromophenyl blue as an intlic~tQr to determinenumber average molecular weight. However, when the ~ mines were
polydiorf~nosiloY~ne rli~mines~ the molecular weights ofthese tli~mines were
dep~n~-nt on the exact ratio of the re~ct~nte used in the rli~min~ synthesis and the
15 extent of sl.ipping cyclic ~iloY~n~e R~ cyclics are diluents which increase
the app~e L molecular weight of polydiorganoeiloY~ne tli~mine
Preparation of Polydiorganosiloxane Di~mines
I'ol.~ 7~ - e I~; ~ e A
A mixture of 4.32 parts bis(3-alllinoplul.yl)tetramethyl disiloxane and
20 95.68 parts oct~methylcyclotetr~eiloY~ne was placed in a batch reactor and purged
with nitrogen for 20 ...;~ çs The mixture was then heated in the reactor to
150~C. Catalyst, 100 ppm of 50% aqueolle cesium hydroxide, was added and
heating continlled for 6 hours until the bis(3-aminopropyl) tetramethyl disiloxane
had been cQnellm~-l The reaction mixture was cooled to 90~C, neutralized with
25 excess acetic acid in the presence of some triethylamine, and heated under high
vacuum to remove cyclic siloxanes over a period of at least five hours. The
material was cooled to ambient te..lpel~L~Ire, filtered to remove any cesium acetate
which had formed, and titrated with 0. lN hydrochloric acid to determine number
average molec~ r weight. Six lots of Polydimethylsiloxane Diamine A were made
30 using this procedure. The molecular weights were Lot 1: 5280, Lot 2: 5570, Lot
3: 5330, Lot 4: 5310, Lot 5: 5270, and Lot 6: 5350.
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r~. ~ ;70-- e Diamine B
Polydimethyl~iloY~n~ mine was p-t;paled as desc-il,ed for
Polydimethyl.cilQy~ne Diamine A except 2.16 parts bis(3-aminopropyl)tetramethyl
~liciloY~ne and 97.84 parts o~ ylcyclotetr~iloy~ne were used. Two lots
5 were made using this procedure. The molecular weights were Lot 1: 10,700 and
~ Lot 2: 10,500.
rO~ r~ e Di~ ~ ~ C
A mixture of 21.75 parts polydin~t;lLylcil~ Y~n~ diamine A and 78.25 parts
o~ t~ylcyclotetr~ oy~nç was placed in a batch reactor, purged with nitrogen
10 for 20 min~tes and then heated in the reactor to 150~C. Catalyst, 100 ppm of
50% aqueous cesium hydroxide, was added and heating continued for 3 hours
until equilibrium concentration of cyclic siloxanes was observed by gas
cl~l u--,alography. The reaction mixture was cooled to 90~C, neutralized with
excess acetic acid in the pl~;se.-ce of some triethylamine, and heated under high
15 vacuum to remove cyclic ciloY~nes over a period of at least 5 hours. The m~tf~ri~l
was cooled to al..bi~nt temperature, filtered, and acid titrated to determine the
number average molecular weight. Two lots of Poly~li.,.ell,ylsiloxane Diamine C
were made using this procedure. The molecular weights were Lot 1: 22,300 and
Lot2: 17,000.
20 r~l~ r~ r~e~ eD
Polydi,-.~;Ll.ylsiloxane di~min~ was p.~aled as described for
Polydi---t;Ll.ylsiloxane Diamine C except 12.43 parts Polydiorganosiloxane
Diamine A and 87.57 parts o~ ylcyclotetrasiloxane were used. Two lots
wereprepared. Themolecularweightswere Lot 1: 37,800, andLot2: 34,800.
25 Pol~. ri. ~ O~ e Diamine E
Polydimethyl~iloY~nP diamine was p~ ared as described for
Polydimethylsiloxane Diamine C except that 8.7 parts Polydi.-,c;Lllylsiloxane
Diamine A and 91.3 parts oc~ ..eLI.ylcyclotetrasiloxane were used. Two Lots
were prepared. The molecular weights of the thus-produced Polydimethylsiloxane
30 Diamine E were Lot 1: 58,700 and Lot 2: 50,200.
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rO~ ,7t~y~ Dr~ e F
Polydimethylsiloxane diamine was prepared as described for
Polydimethylei1oY~nç Diamine C except that 4.35 parts Poly.li. t;LhyleiloY~neDiamine A and 95.65 parts oct~m~thylcyclotetrasiloxane were used. The
S molecular weight ofthis PolydimeLl.yl~;loY~nç Diamine F was 105,000.
FoZyt~ ~ v~ t~ 7i. ~fl~yr~;k~u1e Dn ~ P G
Polydimethyl.eilox~ne ~i~minç co~ g 10 mol % trifluor~,l.rc,~yl-l.ethyl
and 90 mol % di~elhyleilox~ne units was made as described for the prep~ion of
Polydimethylsilox~n~ Diamine A, except 8.70 parts (3,3,3trifluo-uplo~yl)-
10 methylcyclo~eilox~n~ (Petrarch catalog number T2844) and 4.35 parts bis(3-
aminopropyl)leL.~ l.yl disiloxane and 86.96 parts o~ ,ylcyclotetraeilox~ne
were used. The molecular weight of this Polytrifluo,opropylmethyl-
dimethylsiloxane Diamine G was 5440.
P~ ~hyl~;7r~Y~ D;~ ~ ~ H
lS Polyd;.. cll.ylsiloxane diamine was prepared by placing in a batch reactor
under nitrogen purge and with stirring 1.98 parts bis(3-aminopropyl)tetra-
methyl~ieilQY~n~ and 9.88 parts ocl~..eLllylcyclotetrasiloxane. The mixture was
heated to 91~C and a trace (about O. l S parts) of 3-a---inoprc ~,yldimethyl-
ullelllylammonium sil~nnl~te catalyst was added. To the resultant mixture was
20 added dropwise over a S hour period 88 0 parts oct~m~thylcyclotetr~eilox~ne
The reaction mixture was ~..~;..I;1;..ed at 91~C for an additional 7 hours and was
then heated to 149~C for 30 minutes to decompose the catalyst. The product was
then stripped at 91~C and 2700 N/m2 (2700 Pa) for about 120 mim-tes to remove
volatile materials. The molecular weight of the resulting Polydimethylsiloxane
25 Diamine H was 9970.
pol.~ o- e Diamine I
Polydimethylsiloxane diamine was plel)alt;d as described for
Polydimethyleilox~ne Diamine H except 4.42 parts bis(3-aminopropyl)tetra-
methyl-iieilox~ne and 22.25 parts oct~methylcyclotetrasiloxane were initially
30 placed in the reactor. Mer h~ting 0 03 parts 3-aminopropyldilllell-ylle~
methylammonium silanolate catalyst and 73.30 parts oct~methylcyclotetrasiloxane
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were added. Two lots of this Polydimethylsiloxane Diamine I were prel)aled. The
molecular weights were Lot 1: 4930 and Lot 2: 5260.
PolydipJ~ y~ e D~ ~ ~ J
To a 3-necked round bottom flask fit with m9çh~ni~1 stirrer, static
5 nitrogen atmosphere, oil heating bath, thermomet~; and reflux condenser, were
added 75.1 parts o~ rlcyclotetrasiloxane, 22.43 parts octaphenylcyclotetra-
.~iloY~nP and 2.48 parts bis(3-al"~noprt)~yl)l~ll~"ell~yldisiloxane Under staticnitrogen atmosphere, the re~ct~nt~ were heated to 150~C and deg~ ed under
asp;,~Lor vacuum for 30 seconds before ,e~Lo,ing static nitrogen atmosphere. A
10 charge of 0.02 parts cesium hydroxide solution (50% aqueous) was added to theflask and heating continl~ed for 16 hours at 150~C. The flask was cooled to
~"bienl te,llpel~Lule and then 2 mL triethylamine and 0.38 rnL acetic acid were
added. With good agitation flask was placed under a vacuum of 100 N/m2 (100
Pa), heated to 150~C, and ...~ sd at 150~C for 5 hours to remove volatile
m~t~ri~lc After 5 hours heat was removed and col.lenls cooled to ambient
te."pe,~ re. Two lots of Polydi~,he,lyldimethyl.~ilc Y~ne Diamine J were pr~a~ ~id.
The molecular ~.~hl~ were Lot 1 - 9330 and Lot 2 - 9620.
In the following eY~mpl~ ., all polyisocyanates and organic poly~ll",es
were used as ,~;ce;ved and the isocyanate to amine ratios were c~lc~ ted using the
polyisocyanate niolecular weight reported by the polyisocyanate supplier and thepolydiorgano.~iloY~ne and organic polyamine molecular weights, wherein the
molecular weights were d~e~ illed by acid titration and/or supplied by the
~upplier.
Test Methods
The following test methods were used to characterize the polydiorgano-
siloxane polyurea seg...~ ed copolymers produced in the following examples:
Inherent r.,c~...ty
Average inherent viscosities (IV) were measured at 30~C using a Canon-
Fenske visco~l,c;ler (Model No. 50 P296) in a chlolorol,ll solution at 30~C at a
30 col~ce"~ ion of be~ween 0.18 and 0.26 g/dL. Inherent viscosities ofthe materials
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of the invention were found to be ece~nti~lly independent of concentration in the
range of 0.1 to 0.4 g/dL. The average i.lhe.l;;,.l viscosities were averaged over 3
or more runs. Any v~ri~tiC!ne for de~ .. ;.. g average inhelenl viscosities are set
forth in specific F.Y~m
Gel r~
The weight average and number average molecular weights of selected
polydil-lt;lhyl.ciloY~ne polyurea se~..~ .led copolymers were delelll,il-ed via gel
pPrmf-~tion cl~ulllalography with a HP 1090 Chronatograph equipped with a HP
1037A Refractive Index detector, a Waters 590 pump, a Waters Wisp auto-
10 injector and a Kariba column oven at room telllpel ~L-Ire. The copolymer was
dissolved in DMF w/v 0.05% LiBr at 15 mg/mL, filtered with a 0.2 micrometer
nylon filter, and 100 microliters h~;~cted into a Jordi Mixed Bed column. The
elution rate was 0.5 mL/min in DMF + 0.05% w/v LiBr. Calibration was based on
polystyrene standards from ~les~ult; Chemical Col,-pa"y, Pi~l~l,ul ~h, PA.
15 Reported molec~ r weights are the poly~ylene equivalents.
Me~h~ r-l n~ es
The polydiorganosiloxane polyurea segm~-nted copolymers were tested for
...e~ A..:c~l plopc;l~ies by p~ alillg a 10% solllti~n ofthe copolymer in
tetrahydrofuran or 50/50 toluene/isopropal ol and pouring the solution into a Petri
20 dish. The solvent was allowed to evapo,~le to produce films from about 0 4 to 1.5 mm thick.
Mer.h~nic~l testing was performed on an INSTRONTM Model 1122 tensile
tester. Testing was pelrc ll"ed accordillg to a modification of ASTM D412-83
S~mrl~e were prepared accolding to Method B (cut ring spe~im~ne)~ Type 1
25 rings (5.1 cm ch.;u"~lellce) were produced with a specially-de~ei~ned precision
ring cutter. The rNSTRONTM analog output signal was routed to a digital
voltmeter with accuracy better than 0.5% and the digital readings were recorded
by a computer. Modifications to the ASTM test were as follows: the crosshead
speed was 12.7 cm/min; the test fixture sha~s (upper and lower jaw) rotated at 30
30 rpm in the same direction to ."~;"1~;.. uniform strain throughout the entire ring.
Modulus, .. s.x;.. " stress and elongation at break were then c~lc~ ted
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Examples
F~ 3 and Cc ,: .. h,c F.Y~
In Example 1, methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate
- (DESMODURTM W, obtained from Miles Laboratories, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA) was
5 fed into the first zone of an 18 mm co-rotating twin screw extruder having a 40: 1
length ~i~metP:r ratio (~v~ilable from Leistritz COl~Olalion, Allendale, NJ) at a rate
of 0.397 g/min (0.00152 mol/min) under nitrogen ~tm~ srhere. The feed line of
the diiso~iy~le was placed close enough to the screw that each passing of the
screw threads took a small amount of diisocyanate onto the screw, res~lltin~ in a
10 complete wetting ofthe screw rc,-~v~-d ofthis addition point and dry screws
behind ~his point. The extruder had double-start fully interm~ehing screws
throughout the entire length ofthe barrel, rolaL;l~ at 100 revolutions per minute.
Kne~rlir~ blocks 20 mm in length were placed in zones 3, 4, and 5.
Polydimethyl.eilox~ne Diamine A, Lot 2, moleclll~r weight 5570, was injected into
15 the second zone at a rate of 8.0 g/min (0.00144 mol/min). The te",pe.~l~re
profile for each of the 90 mm zones was: zone 1 - 30~C; zone 2 - 75~C; zone 3 -
120~C; zone 4 - 130~C; zone 5 - 140~C; zone 6 - 150~C; zone 7 - 155~C; zone 8 -
170~C; and endcap - 170~C. The reslllt~nt polydimeLl.ylsiloxane polyurea
segm~nted copolymer was extruded into a 3 mm rli~mP.t~r strand, cooled in air,
20 and c~ llecte(l The inherent viscosity, modulus, stress and elongation at break
were dt;le -- ined. The results are set forth in Table 1 together with the NCO:NH2
ratio.
In F.Y~mrles 2 and 3, polydiorganosiloxane polyurea se~n~nted
copolymers were prepared and tested as in FY.~mrle 1 except the feed rates of the
25 diisocyanate were 0.372 g/min (0.00142 moVmin) and 0.350 g/min (0.00134
moVmin), le~ecLi~ely. The results are set forth in Table 1.
In C~---pa-~ e Example 1, 20 grams Polydimethylsiloxane Diamine A,
Lot 3, molecular weight 5330, were placed in a 1-neck 250 mL round bottom
fiask under heat and vacuum and cleg~eeed A m~gnetic stir bar was then added,
30 the flask was purged with argon, and 170 grams dichloromethane were added. A
solution of 1.05 grams methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate in 3 mL
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dichlolo...~ e were added to the ~ mine/dichlolo...~ .e solution while
stirring rapidly. The viscosity increased during the addition of the diisocyanate.
Stirring of the solution was continlled for 30 minlltes The polydi.l.t;ll.ylsiloxane
polyurea se~ nte~l copolymer solution was then poured from the flask into a
S Petri dish and a film was formed. The film was tested for inherent viscosity,
modulus, .. 5.~ .. stress, and elt ng~tion at break. The results as well as the
NCO:NH2 ratio is set forth in Table 1.
Table 1
Example NCO:NH2 Inherent Modulus ~i~x;~ ximllm
viscosity (MN/m2) stresselongationat
(dL/g) (MN/m2)break (%)
1.06:12.13 1.38 5.34 830
2 0.99: 10.67 --- --- ---
3 0.93: 10.46 0.92 1.90 650
C1 1.07:1 0.50 1.16 1.92 650
The data in Table 1 de~ollsll~les that the copolymer of Example 1 has a
much higher inherent viscosity and greater strength than that of Cc,---pa- ~ re
FY~mrle 1 which has a similar NCO:NH2 ratio. Also as the amount of
diisocyanate is reduced relative to the polydi...cll.ylsiloxane ~ minf~, the inherent
viscosity, modulus, ,,.i1x;.,.. stress and m~imllm elongation at break become
15 lower.
F.Y~ , Ics 4-16 and Comparat:~ve F.~ , le C2
In Example 4, methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate was fed into
zone six of the extruder used in Examples 1-3 at a rate of 1.32 g/min (0.00503
moVmin). The diisocyanate line was bl usllillg the screw threads.
20 Polydimethylsiloxane diamine (obtained from Shin-Etsu Silicones of America,
Inc., as X-22-161A, Lot 110,050, molecular weight 1630) was injected into zone
seven of the extruder at a rate of 7.7 g/min (0.00472 mol/min). The screws were
fully interm~hin~ double start 12 mm pitch counter-rotating elements rotating at100 revolutions per minute. The te---pel~ re profile for each ofthe 90 mm zones
25 was: zones 1 through 5 - te-..pe.~lures not controlled; zone 6 - 55~C; zone 7 -
85~C; zone 8 - 150~C; and endcap - 180~C. The thus-formed
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polydim~lhyliilox~ne polyurea ~e~...f -~ed copolymer was extruded through a die.The re.s--lt~nt extrudate was 3 cm in di~m~otpr The extrudate was cooled in air
and collected.
In T~ le 5, a polyd;nl~;lllylsiloxane polyurea seP....~ ed copolymer was
5 produced as in F.Yi ...ple 1, except that the diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 1.20
g/min (0.00458 moVmin) into the sixth zone ofthe 18 mm extruder.
PolydimethylsiloY~ne rli~mine (Shin-Etsu X-22-161~, Lot 112,052, molecular
weight 1620) was il~jec(ed at a rate of 7.7 g/min (0.00475 moVmin) into the
seventh zone of the extruder. The screw speed was 150 revol--tion~ per minute
10 and the extruder telllpelalules were: zones 1 through 5 - 40~C; zone 6 - 60~C;
zone 7 - 100~C; zone 8 - 154~C; and endcap - 170~C.
In r~ llple 6, a polydi,.,ell,ylsiloxane polyurea se~ ed copolymer was
produced as in Example 5 except that the diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 0.800g/min (0.00305 mol/min), the polyd;"~elllyl~ilox~ne rli~min~ was PS 510, obtained
15 from Huls Arnerica Inc., Pis~;al~w~y, NJ, molecular weight was 2630, the diamine
was injected at a rate of 7.7 g/min (0.00293 moVmin), and the temperature of
zone 8 was 150~C.
In Fxi....l le 7, a polyd;llle~L~lsiloxane polyurea se~...r,-.lecl copolymer waspr~;p~t;d as in Example 6 except the diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 0.762 g/min
20 (0.00291 moVmin).
In Exatnple 8, a polydi--lell~ylsiloxane polyurea seg~e~led copolymer was
pl ~ ed as in Example 1 except the ~liiso-,yal,ale was fed at a rate of 0.207 g/min
(0.000790 moVmin), the polydimethylsiloxane diamine used was Diamine B, Lot
1, molecular weight 10,700, and the diamine was fed at a rate of 7.9 g/min
25 (0.000738 mol/min).
In Example 9, a polydimethylsiloxane polyurea se m~nted copolymer was
pl~red as in Fx~mple 8 except the diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 0.205 g/min
(0.000782 moVmin).
~ Example 10, a polydimethyl~ilox~ne polyurea segmented copolymer was
30 prepared as in Example 8 except the diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 0.201 g/min
(0.000767 mol/min).
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In rx~...plc 11, a polydi-ntilhylciloy~ne polyurea se.~ fect copolymer was
p.~pdled as in Example 8 except the diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 0.197 g/min
(0.000752 moVmin).
In Example 12, a polydimethylciloy~ne polyurea se~ ed copolymer was
S prepa~ed as in F . Ie 1, except the diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 0.112 g/min
(0.000427 moVmin), Polydimethylciloy~ne Diamine C, moleclll~r weight 22,300,
was used instead of Diamine A and was fed at a rate of 7.9 g/min (0.000354
moVmin).
In Fx~mrle 13, a polydimethylcilo~ne polyurea segmPnted copolymer was
10 p-t;~ed as in Example 1 except the diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 0.069 g/min
(0.000263 moVmin), the polydi---~tl-yl!~ilo~ne diamine was Diamine D. Lot #1,
molecular weight 37,800, in place of Diamine A and Diamine D was fed at a rate
of 8.0 g/min (0.000212 moVmin).
In Example 14, a polydimethylsiloxane polyurea segmPnted copolymer was
15 p.el,~red as in F.Y~mrle 13 except the diamine was fed at a rate of 0.060 g/min
(0.000229 moVmin).
In Example 15, a polydil--eLLylsiloxane polyurea seg...~ ecl copolymer was
p-epaled by injecting polydi.--ell-ylciloy~nr tli~minP Diamine F, 105,000 molecular
weight, at a rate of 13.6 g/min (0.000130 moVmin) into zone 5 of a Leistritz 34
20 mm 8 zone counter-rotating fully inle....esl~ g twin screw extruder.
Methylenedicydohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate was added into open zone 6 at a rate
of 0.033 g/min (0.000126 moVmin) with the feed line brushing the screws. The
te-upe-~Lule profile for each ofthe 160 mm long zones was: zone 4 - 25~C; zone
5 - 50~C; zone 6 - 75~C; zone 7 - 120~C; zone 8 - 150~C; and endcap - 180~C.
25 The screw speed was 25 revolutions per minute.
In E~ ,le 16, a polydimethylsiloxane polyurea segmented copolymer was
pr~ared and tested as in Example 1, except the methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-
diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 0.190 g/min (0.000725 moVmin) and Diamine Awas replaced with a homogeneous blend of 25.0 percent by weight Diamine A,
30 Lot 2, 5,570 molecular weight, and 75.0 percent by weight Diamine E, Lot 2,
50,200 molecular weight, mixed one day in advance of the reaction, and this
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~i~mine mixture (calculated number average molecular weight of 16,700) was fed
at a rate of 11.3 g/min (0.000677 mol/min).
In CO~ ~aliv~ F ,~'~ C2,20 grams of Polydill,ell.yl.cilox~ne Diamine
- B, Lot 2, 10,500 molecular weight, were deg~ed in a 1-neck 250 mL round
5 bottom flask under heat and vacuum. A ..-~p~el;c stir bar was then added. The
fiask was purged with ar$on and 170 grams of dichlo-.. ~ e were added. A
soll~tion of 0.50 grams mt;L},yltl~edieyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate in 3 mL
dichlo-.. ~ ç was added to the ~ minP/dichlG~ull~ ane solution while stirring
rapidly. The viscosity increased during the ~d~1ition ofthe diisocyanate. Stirring
10 ofthe solution continlled for 30 "~;"-l~çs to form a polydilnelllylsiloxane polyurea
s~g...~-.led copolymer. The polymer solution was then poured from the flask intoa Petri dish and allowed to dry to form a film.
The materials produced in each of F~y;~ es4-l2 were tested for inherent
viSCG;~ly(IV) and ..~ nie~l prOp~.lies and Co-"p~ e Example C2 was tested
for inherent viscosity. The results together with the NCO:NH2 ratios and the
molecular weight of the polydi--,t;ll,ylsiloxane tli~mine(Oiamine MW), are
reported in Table 2.
Table 2
Ex. Diamine NCO:NH2 IV ~odllllls M~x;.....Elongation
MW ratio (dL/g) (MN/m2) stress at break
~MN/m2) (%)
4 1630 1.07:1 0.28 17.0 10.6 450
1620 0.96:1 0.19 8.69 5.70 480
6 2630 1.04: 1 0.43 4.57 6.10 730
7 2630 0.99:1 0.27 3.56 5.23 6"0
8 10,700 1.07:: 1.52 0.68 3.46 970
9 10,700 1.06:: 0.90 0.68 2.46 '.~0
0 10,700 1.04: 0.75 0.60 1.54 40
1 10,700 1 .02:1 0.65 0.60 1.06 470
C2 10,500 1.00:1 0.37 --- --- ---
12 22,300 1.17:1 3.02 0.37 1.73 940
~ 13 37,800 1.24: 1 3.22 0.34 2.50 1170
14 37.800 1.08:1 1.31 0.19 0.59 ~10
105,000 0.97:1 2.51 0.34 0.31 ~00
16 5000/ 1.07:1 1.69 0.41 l.û '50
50,000
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As can be seen from the data in Table 2 at higher ratios of diisocyanate to
r1i~min~,, the inherent viscosities of the polydimethylsiloxane polyurea sep~m~nted
copolymers increased. Example 11 and COlllpalali~e Example C2 demonsLl~le
that at similar NCO:NH2 ratios, the m~t~ l prepared using the solventless
S method ofthe present invention has subst~nti~lly higher inherent viscosity than
that plep~ed using a convention~l solvent process. The product of F.Y~mple 16
cannot be made using collvell~ional solvent plt;l)a,~lion methods due to the
insolubility of the ~, ~ p polymer in the reacting solution mixture.
Exam~les 1 7-21
In Example 17, Polydilll~;Lhylsiloxane Diamine D, Lot #1, 37,800
molecular weight, was fed at a rate of 38.5 g/min (0.00102 mol/min) into the back
of the first zone of a Berstorff 40 mm ~ metçr 1600 mm length cololaling twin
screw extruder. Methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate was fed at a rate of
0.301 g/min (0.00115 mol/min) into the rOI w~rd portion of the first zone to
provide anNCO:NH2 ratio of 1.13:1. The feed line ofthe diisocyanate was lightly
brushing the screw threads. Double-start fully interme~hinp screws were used
throughout the entire length of the barrel, rotating at 25 revolutions per minute.
The temperature profile for each of the 160 mm zones was: zone 1 - 20~; zone 2 -100~C; zone 3 - 150~C; zones 4 through 9 - 180~C; zone 10 - 160~C; endcap and
melt pump - 180~C. The resultant polydi.lle~llylsiloxane polyurea segmPnted
copolymer was extruded into a 3 mm rli~met~r strand, cooled in air, and collected.
In Example 18, a polyd;llleLllylsiloxane polyurea segm~nted copolymer was
plepalt;d as in E~ le 17 except that the screw speed was 400 revolutions per
minute.
In Example 19, polydimethylsiloxane polyurea segrnl?nted copolymer was
prepared as in Example 17, except the diamine was fed into the back of zone 8
and the diisocyanate was fed into the front of zone 8 with the feed line brushing
the screws. The screw speed was 400 revolutions per minute. The temperature
profile of the extruder was: zone 1 - 20~C; zones 2 through 7 - 40~C; zone 8
50~C; zone 9 - 110~C; zone 10 - 140~C; endcap and melt pump - 180~C.
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In EX~ll~JIe 20, polydilllc~ lsiloxane polyurea segm~nted copolymer was
prepa~td as in E~..~le 17 except the diisocyanate feed line was not touching thescrews, the screw speed was 400 revolutions per minute, and the temperature
profile of the extruder was: zone 1 - 20~C; zones 2 through 7 - 40~C; zone 8
5 45~C; zone 9 - 100~C; zone 10 - 140~C, endcap and melt pump - 180~C.
In F~YZIm, le 21, polydi-llclll~ QY~n~ polyurea s~~ ed copolymer was
prepaled as in F.Y~mpl~ 17 except the te~ Jcl~lulti profile ofthe extruder was:
zone 1 - 20~C; zone 2 - 100~C; zone 3 - 170~C; zones 4 through 9 - 220~C; zone
10 - 200~C; endcap and melt pump - 220~C.
The twlll)elal~re at the melt pump, the screw speed, and the effective
extruder reaction length for each F.Y~mple are set forth in Table 3. Each material
of FY~mp1~s 17-21 was tested for inllere"l viscosity and physical plopellies.
When dissolved in solvent for testing of physical plopcllies~ gel-like particles were
observed in the copolymer of ~x~ll~le 21 and were filtered out before testing.
15 The inherent viscosity (IV), modulus, ~--AX;-------- stress, and m~imllm ~long~tion
at break are ~cpo, lcd in Table 3.
Table 3
Ex. Pump Screw Reaction IV M~-lnc M~x;~ F.l~ y~
temp.speedlength (dL/g) (MN/m2) stress at break
(~C) (rpm) (L/D) (MN/m2) (~/0)
17 180 25 -8 .45 0.3 0.37 ~ 0
18 1- 0 400 38 .59 0.3' 0.39 ~0
19 :~0 400 10 .91 0.3~ 0.60 6' 0
:~0 400 10 :.79 0.34 0.52 5~0
21 ",20 25 38 1.17 0.14 0.17 560
As can be seen from the data in Table 3, by varying process conditions
20 while using the same di~mine and diisocyanate and ...~ i,.i"~ constant
NCO:NH2 ratios, polydimethylsiloxane polyurea ~egm~nted copolymers can be
produced with varying inherent viscosities. Increasing the rotation speed of thescrews in the extruder increased the i-lht. enl viscosity. For the longer residence
time (3 8 L/D), the lower temperature resulted in higher inherent viscosities.
25 Feeding the diisocyanate such that the feed line for the diisocyanate was lightly
brushing the screw threads rather than being fed directly into a zone also increased
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the h~herellL viscosity due to the more consl~ell~ addition and intimAte blending of
the diamine and diisocyanate.
22-28
In F.XA~ e 22, a poly.lillle~ ilo~nç polyurea segm~nted copolymer was
5 prepaled as in FYAmrl~ 1, except the diisocyanate used was tt;~l~llleLI~ m-
xylylene diisocyanate which was fed at a rate of 0.745 g/min (0.00305 moVmin),
and the diamine was PS 510, available from Huls AmçricA Inc., molecular weight
2630, which was injected at a rate of 7.9 g/min (0.00300 moVmin).
In Example 23, PolydimethylciloYAnç Diamine A, Lot 3, was injected at a
10 rate of 76.1 g/min (0.0143 moVmin) into zone 2 of a 10 zone Berstorff 40 mm
~liA~ 1600 mm long, co-rotating twin screw extruder. The extruder was
fitted with fully self-wiping double-start screws. Tetramethyl-m-xylylene
diisocyanate was fed into zone 8 of the extruder at a rate of 3.97 g/min (0.0163moVmin) with the feed line brushing the screws. The extruder screw speed was
100 revolutions per minute and the temperature profile for each ofthe 160 rnm
zones was: zone 1 - 27~C; zones 2 through 8 - 60~C; zone 9 -120~C; zone 10 -
175~C; and endcap - 180~C. The rçs~lltAnt polymer was extruded into a 3 mm
1;A~IIÇ~ strand, cooled in awaterbath, pelletized, and c~ llected
In FY~Ampl~ 24, 95.70 grams Diamine A, Lot 1, 5280 molecular weight,
20 were deg~e~ed in a 3-neck 1000 mL round bottom flask under heat and vacuum.
An overhead m~r.h~nicAI stirrer was then added, the flask was purged with argon,and 800 mL oftoluene were added. Then, 4.35 grams tetramethyl-m-xylylene
diisocyanate were dropwise added to the tliAmin~ttoluene solution over
apprvX;...A~ two mimltes The solution was stirred rapidly during this addition.
The viscosity increased to the point that, after one hour, the solution could nolonger be stirred. The solution was then diluted with 60 mL of 2-propanol and
allowed to mix overnight. The resulting solution of polydimethylsiloxane polyurea
se~m~onted copolymer was then poured from the flask into a Petri dish and allowed
to dry to form a film.
In FYAmrle 25, 125 grams Polydimethylsiloxane Diamine A, Lot 2, 5,570
mol,cclllAr weight, was charged into a 3 neck 250 mL round bottom flask equipped
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with a r.~ l stirrer and heated to 185~C under an argon purge. Then, 6.10
grams lt;L~n~lllyl-m-xylylene diisocyanate was added dropwise. The viscosity
rose slightly with each drop added, but rem~inçd ~asy to stir. After the
diiso~anale addition, the hot polyd;..l~ll.yl.~iloY~ne polyurea se~ td
S copolymer was cast in a tray to cool and ;~ nç~ ly formed a film.
In FYA...ple 26, a polydimethyl~iloY~n~ polyurea se~..~-.led copolymer was
as in E~ le 23, except the tet,~ul-elllyl-m-xylylene diisocyanate was fed at a rate
of 2.01 glmin (0.00824 mol/min),and the diamine was Diamine H, molecular
weight of 9,970, which was fed at a rate of 75.5 g/min (0.00760 mol/min).
In E~all,ple 27, a polydinl~lllyl~ilox~ne polyurea segmPnted copolymer was
prepared by injecting poly-l;.nell.ylsiloxane ~ min~o, Diamine C, 22,300 molecular
weight, at a r.ate of 25 .4 g/min (0.00114 mol/min) into zone 5 of a Leistritz 34 mm
8 zone counter-rotating fillly intennç~hinf~ twin screw extruder. T~;L~uneLllyl-m-
xylylene diisocyanate was added into open zone 6 at a rate of 0.306 g/min
(0.00125 mol/min) with the feed line brushing the screws. The telllpel~ re profile
for each ofthe 120 mm long zones was: zone 4 - 25~C; zone 5 - 50~C; zone 6 -
75~C; zone 7 - 120~C; zone 8 - 150~C; and endcap - 180~C. The screw speed was
45 revolutions per minute.
In FY~mple 28, polydil"ell,yl.~ilnx~nç polyurea se~ ed copolymer was
plepaled as in Example 4, except the diisocyanate was a 50/50 blend by weight ofmethylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate and tetramethyl-m-xylylene
diisocyanate fed at a rate of 0.425 g/min (0.00168 mol/min), and
polydimethyl.~ilox~nç r1i~minç was Diamine I, Lot 1, 4,930 molecular weight,
which was injected at a rate of 7.8 g/min (0.00158 mol/min).
Inherent viscosities and physical propc;, lies were delellllined for the
products of P.Y~mrlçs 23, 26, 27 and 28. Inherent viscosities were dt;Le",li"ed for
the products of Examples 22, 24 and 25. The results as well as the di~minç
molçc~ r weight and the NCO:NH2 ratio are set forth in Table 4.
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Table 4
Ex.Diamine NCO:NH2 IV Modulus ~ilX;~ X;III~
MW ratio (dL/g) (MN/m2) stress elongation
(MN/m2) at break
(%)
22 2630 1.02:1 0.~0 --- --- ---
23 5330 1.14:1 0.~6 5.43 1.79 310
24 5280 0.98:1 0.'7 --- --- ---
5570 1.11:1 0.60 --- --- ---
26 9970 1.08: 1 0.83 1.75 1.25 241
27 22,300 1.08: 1 2.3 1 0.67 1 .20 750
28 4930 1 .06: 1 0.5 1 2.48 1 .92 450
As can be seen from the data in Table 4, the inherent viscosity generally
increases with increasing molecular weight of the ~ min~
S Table S shows viscosity as a function of shear rate at 1 80~C for Examples
2,F.Y~ 23 and Example 28.
Table S
Shear Viscosity (poi e)
Rate (l/s) E~.n~le 2 Example 23 Example 28
0.10 --- 8.......... ---
1.00 ~~~ 8~ r
1.58 --- 8~.: ---
2.51 --- 8_.0 ---
3.98 --- 80.2 ---
6.:1 ~9900 79-5 ~~~
10.0 ~9900 ~8.9 ---
15.8 1800 ~8.3 ---
25. 1 24000 76.4 5850
39.8 18300 74.9 4780
63.1 14200 71.7 3830
100 10600 68.0 2970
lS8 7670 --- 2300
2'1 5410 --- 1790
398 3760 --- 1390
63 1 2560 --- 1060
1000 17~0 --- 806
1580 1190 --- ---
2510 798 --- ---
3980 532 --- ---
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As can be seen from the data in Table S, the polydilllc~llylsiloxane polyurea
se~d copolymer of Example 2, made with methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-
diisocyanate, po~esses the shear ~l,;n~ behavior e Alle~iled of such a polymer.
The viscosity ofthe polydi~ l-y~ QY~ne polyurea se~ .led copolymer of
5 F.Y~mple23, made with t~ LLyl-m-xylylene diisocyanate, r~:n-ains relal;vely
co~ with h~;leasing shear rate. The visco~ily ofthe copolymer of ~ le 23
is also two to three orders of .. .~ de lower than that of the copolymer of
F.Y~mrle 2 in this range of shear rates, yet the il~herelll vi.~cosities of these
materials are similar. The low viscos;ly, nearly Nt;wlolfiall behavior of the
10 polydi~-eLllylsiloxane polyurea se~m~nted copoly ners made with tt;~l~ne~llyl-m-
xylylene diisocyanate can have certain processing advantages over the high melt
viscosity, shear ~ nil~g behavior of materials made with methylenedicyclo-
hexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate. The polydil,lelllyl~ilox~ne polyurea se,~ ed
copolymer of F~mrle 28, made from a blend ofthe two diiso~iyanales used in
F~..PIeS2 and 23, has a viscosity belw~en that of copolymers of F.Y~mples 2 and
23, illu~llalillg that the rheological plupellies ofthe system can be tuned with the
applopl;ale s~lection of diisocyallales.
Polydilll~lllyl~iloY~ne polyurea se~ ed copolymers made with
tt;LI~llelllyl-m-xylylene diisocyanate can have ".çr.ll~n:~~l plupcillies quite unique
20 from those of other polydiorgano~ilox~ne polyurea segm-~.nted copolymers. Table
5 shows the shear storage modulus (G') as a function of tel.lpelaLule and
frequency for the polydilllc:ll,yl~ilox~ne polyurea seg.~ .led copolymers of
Fx~mpl~s 23 and 2, respectively. This dynamic m~t~h~n:c~l data was oblailled
using a Mark II Dynamic Me~ 1 Therrnal Analyzer available from Polymer
25 Laboratories, at a strain of 0.8%. The materials were run in shear mode at 0.3, 3
and 30 Hz over a telllpel~LIlre range offrom -150~C to 200~C at a rate of
2~C/min.
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Table 6
Log[Storage ~odulus] (Pa)
FY~m ple 2 FY~m ple 23
Temp (~C)0.3 EIz 3 Hz 30 EIz 0.3 Hz 3 Ez 30 ~IZ
-150 -- --- --- 7.92 7.92 7.9~-_40 .0~- '.0: ~.0: .42 ~.92 7.9:
-_~ 0 '.0~. ~.0~ '.0 .92 .91 .9:
-:~.0 .I'~ .0~ .(~ .9~ .92 .9.-.
_:0 . 6 .9 ! . ~ . 6 .91 .9
-_00 ~.~8 6.6~, ._6 6.~6 .17 7.5
-90 S.~4 6.0' 6.~.6 6.40 6.5 1 6.77
-80 6.18 6.27 6.~2 6.40 6.44 6.50
-70 7.20 7.23 7.30 6.62 6.63 6.66
-60 7.16 7.20 7.25 6.61 6.63 6.65
-50 6.69 6.73 6.74 6.49 6.52 6.53
-40 5.90 5.91 5.95 6.33 6.35 6.37
-~0 5.87 5.'9 5.91 6.:;2 6.35 6.36
-~,0 S.88 '.~1 5.93 6.'3 6.36 6.38
-:0 '.90 ~.93 5.96 6.-4 6.37 6.40
0 S.92 ~.95 5.98 6.35 6.38 6.40
'.92 5.47 6.00 6.36 6.39 6.41
5.91 5.97 6.01 6.36 6.40 6.42
'.' 8 5.~7 6.02 6.36 6.40 6.43
~.~3 ~.9' 6.02 6.37 6.41 6.44
'.76 '.9 6.00 6.37 6.42 6.45
~0 5.65 5.85 5.97 6.39 6.~3 6.~6
'0 5.5~ 5.77 5.93 6.41 6.~4 6.~7
'0 5.4~ ~.6 ' 5.87 6.42 6.~6 6.~8
~0 5.3' '.5' '.80 6.44 6.47 6.49
100 5.25 '.48 ~.70 6.45 6.48 6.50
110 5.14 ~.40 5.61 6.45 6.49 6.51
120 5.01 ~.31 5.53 6.45 6.49 6.51
130 4.83 5.21 5.45 6.44 6.48 6.50
140 4.59 5.09 5.38 6.38 6.46 6.48
150 4.29 4.94 5.29 6.25 6.34 6.39
160 3.86 4.74 5.19 4.70 5.03 5.56
170 3.80 2.45 3.57
As can be seen from the data in Table 6, the storage modulus of the
polydi.l.eLllylsiloxane polyurea segm~nted copolymer of Example 2 increased
5 slightly from about -50 to 50~C, then above about 50~C, the copolymer begins to
soften and the storage modulus becomes frequency dependent. The
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polydhnelL~leilo~nç polyurea se m~nted copolymer of Example 23 possesses a
storage modulus higher than that of the polydi"-~l-yleiloY~ne polyurea segm~ntec~
copolymer of FY~--Fl~ 2 and shows a gradual increase between about -50 and
lS0~C. At 150~C, the storage mo~ s drops offprecipitously, as in a melting
5 tr~n~ on Further, from 0.3 to 30 Hz, the polydh"eLl,yl.~iloY~ne polyurea
se~..P~-~ed copolymer shear storage mo~ le of F.Y~mple 23 is not frequency
deptnde~
Exam~le 29
The pellets of F.Y,....ple 23 were fed into an Arburg 170 CMD Allrounder
10 150-45 injection molder and molded using a hexagonal flat die with lettering.Screw te~ el~lules of the injection molder were: zone 1 - 124~C, zone 2 - 132~C,zone 3 - 160~C, and nozzle - 162~. A sepa,~e curing step was not needed due to
the thermoplastic elastomeric nature ofthis polydimethyleiloY~ne polyurea
se~m~nted copolymer. The rçs -lt~nt injection molded s~mples were quite strong
15 immçdi~tply upon ejection from the mold. These s~mplçs were non-tacky and
non-oily, there was no loss in clarity from the mokling operation, and the injection
molded part retained all detail in lettering of the original mold. The inherent
viscosily of the sample after the injection molding operation was 0.47 dL/g,
in-lie~tir~ that no degradation had occurred.
20 ~- , 1 30-32 and C~ ative F~ , Ic C3
In E~ le 30, polycarbodiimide-modified methylene diphenylene
diisocyanate, ISONATETM 143L, available ~om Dow Chemical Co., was fed at a
rate of 0.298 g/min (0.00206 equivalents of isocyanate/min) into the first zone of a
T ~ietrit7: 18 mm r1izlmçtçr 720 mm long counter-rotating twin screw extruder with
25 the diisocyanate line blllshing the screw threads. Diamine AJ Lot 3, mnleclll~r
weight 5330, was injected into zone 2 of the extruder at a rate of 6.1 g/min
(0.00114 mol/min) to provide an NCO:NH2 ratio of 0.90:1. The screws were
- fully il.~tl.. ~el.. ng double start 12 mm pitch elements rotating at 100 revolutions
per minute. The telll~el ~lure profile for each of the 90 mm zones was: zone 1 -30 30~C; zone 2 - 33~C; zone 3 - 38~C; zone 4 - 50~C; zone 5 - 50~C; zone 6 - 77~C;
zone 7 - 150~C; zone 8 - 180~C; and endcap - 180~C. The rçslllt~nt extrudate, 3
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cm d~ .L~l, was cooled in air and collected. This polydimethylsiloxane polyurea
segl~ ed copolymer was solvent resi.et~nt, only swelling in tetrahydrofuran. The
product had a Shore A haldness of 44. The inherent viscosity could not be
dc;le~ ed due to the insolubility of the copolymer in tetrahydrofuran and ~=
5 chlolorull".
In F.Y ~ ..ple 31, 1,6-diisocy~n~tûhPy~ne was fed at a rate of 0.999 g/min
(0.00595 mol/min) into the first zone of a Leistritz 34 mm diameter 1200 mm longcounter-rotating twin screw extruder. Diamine I, Lot 2, molecular weight 5260,
was also added in zone 1 ofthe extruder at a rate of 29.7 g/min (0.00565
10 mol/min). The screws were fu11y intel...ç~ g double start 12 mm pitch ~olPm~ntc
lol~ g at 75 revolutions per minute. The tellll)el~ le profile for each ofthe 120
mm zones was: zone 1 - 30~C; zones 2 through 6 - 150~C; zone 7 - 190~C; zone 8
- 220~C; zone 9 - 220~C; zone 10 - 180~C; and endcap - 170~C. The res-llt~nt
extrudate was cooled in a water bath and collected. This polydimethyl.cilox~ne
15 polyurea seg~ ed copolymer was solvent rçcict~nt only swelling in
tetrahyd,urula,l. The product had a Shore A hardness of 34. The inherent
viscosity was not deLellll,nable as in other examples due to the insolubility of the
product in tetrahydrofuran and chlorofc,ll".
In F~mrle 32, polydillle~ lsiloxane polyurea se~ ed copolymer was
20 prepared as in FY~mrle 1, except the diisocyanate was isophorone diisocyanatewhich was fed at a rate of 0.338 g/min (0.00152 mol/min), and Diamine A, Lot 3,
molecular weight 5330, was injected at a rate of 8.0 g/min (0.00150 mol/min).
The inherent viscosity ofthis material was 1.89 dL/g. Physical plùpellies of
solution-cast films were: modulus - 1.52 MN/m2, tensile sll~llglll- 3.61 MN/m2,
25 and .ol~)ng~tion at break - 650%.
In Col"pa~ e Example C3, 96.07 grams Diamine A, Lot 1, molecular
weight 5280, were deg~ccecl in a 3-neck 1000 mL round bottom flask under heat
and vacuum. An overhead l..~ ical stirrer was then added, the flask was
purged with argon, and 800 mL of toluene were added. Isophorone diisocyanate
30 (3.97 g) was added dropwise to the di~min~/toluene solution over a two minuteperiod. This solution was stirred rapidly during this addition. The viscosity
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h~clt;ased during the addition ofthe diisocyanate; stirring ofthe solution continlled
for an ~Adition~l two and one-half hours a~er ~rltlition of the diisocyanate. The
poly.li",ell,ylsiloxane polyurea se~..~ ed copolymer solution was then diluted
with an ~ litil>n~l 40 mL of 2-propanol and allowed to mix overnight. The
5 copo1ymer solution was then poured from the flask into a Petri dish and allowed
to dry to form a film. The product which had an NCO:NH2 ratio of 0.98: 1 had an
inherent viscosity of 0.53, ~ignifi~ntly less than that of Example 32.
Exam~les 33-36
In FY~..rle 33, polydi,--_Ll,~ oY~ne polyurea se~m~ ed copolymer was
10 produced on the same 18 mm extruder as the polyd;,,,~ ilox~ne polyurea
sepJ~ ed copolymer of FY; -..l.le 1. Polydilllc;Lllylsiloxane tli~mine (X-22-161A,
Lot 409,073, molecular weight 1620, obtained from Shin-Etsu Silicones of
America) was fed at a rate of 7.86 g/min (0.00485 mol/min) along with
methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate at rate of 1.27 g/min (0.00485
15 mol/min) into zone three ofthe extruder. The screw speed was 57 revolutions per
minute and the te",pt;,~ re profile was: zone 1 - 30~C; zone 2 - 40~C; zone 3 -
58~C; zone 4 - 150~C; zone 5 - 190~C; zones 6 to 8 - 220~C; and endcap - 220~C.
The product had an NCO:NH2 ratio of 1: 1. Shore A haldl~ess was 43.
In Example 34, polydimethylsiloxane polyurea segmented copolymer was
20 p~ ed as in F.Y~mple 33. Polydilllc;lllylsiloxane rli~mine ~S 510, mf)lec~ r
weight 2,630, obtained from Huls America, Inc.) was fed at a rate of 7.93 g/min
(0.00302 mol/min) together with dicyclohexylmeth~ne-4~4'-diisocyanate at rate of0.915 g/min (0.00349 mol/min) into zone four ofthe extruder. The screw speed
was 57 revolutions per minute and the tell-l)e~lule profile was: zone 1 - 30~C;
25 zone 2 - 30~C; zone 3 - 34~C; zone 4 - 53~C; zone 5 - 120~C; zone 6 - 180~C;
zone 7 - 200~C; and zone 8 and endcap - 220~C. This product had an NCO:NH2
ratio of 1.16: 1.
In F.Y~mple 35, polydimethylsiloxane polyurea segmented copolymer was
pl~ed as in F.Y~mple 34 except the diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 0.167
30 g/min (0.000637 mol/min), and Diamine B, Lot 1, molecular weight 10,700, was
fed at a rate of 6.20 g/min (0.000579 mol/min), into the fifth zone of the extruder.
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The screw speed was 75 revolutions per minute and the telnpe~ re profile was:
zones 1 through 3 - 30~C; zone 4 - 36~C; zone 5 - 62~C; zone 6 - 150~C; zone 7 -200~C; and zone 8 and endcap - 220~C. The product had an NCO:NH2 ratio of
1.10: 1. Shore A haldness was 16.
S In F.~ e 36, polydil.lc;lLyl~ilQY~np~ polyurea se~mented copolymer was
pl~paled as in FY~ i le 34, except the diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 0.0886
g/min (0.000338 moVmin), and Diamine C, molecular weight 22,300, was fed at a
rate of 6.24 g/min (0.000280 moVmin), both into the fifth zone of the extruder.
The screw speed was 75 revolutions per minute and the temperature profile was:
zones 1 through 4 - 30~C; zone 5 - 60~C; zone 6 - 150~C; zone 7 - 200~C; and
zone 8 and endcap - 220~C. The NCO:NH2 ratio of the product was 1.19: 1.
Shore A hardness was 15.
The polydimethylsiloxane polyurea seg~ ed copolymers of F~mples
33-36 were insoluble in co----non organic solvents such as tetrahydrofuran,
chlolorc,lln, tol--PnP, isoplupa-lol, and mixtures thereof, yet all were extrudable,
nearly clear in color, quite elastic, poeeeeeing a smooth surface, and had no
oiliness to the touch. The insolubility inr~ tPe, at a miniml-m, the presence ofvery high molec~ r weight linear polymer; the potential exists for branched or
croselin~ed species. Consequently, none of the materials properties could be
20 dtile-llned in the same manner as in the previous e,~llplcs, but the
polydimethylsiloxane polyurea seg...~ ed copolymers of Examples 33-36
materials were strong, elastic, and easily processed. High processing
telllpel~lult;s~ good mixing, short rçeidPnce times, and, optionally, high NCO:NH2
ratios yield these strong, insoluble, processable materials.
F- ,l~37-41
In Example 37, Diamine A, Lot 1, molecular weight 5280, was injected at
arate of 40.2 g/min (0.00761 mol/min) into the second zone of aLeistritz 34 mm
di~metPr 1200 mm long counter-rotating twin screw extruder and
methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate was dripped into zone seven at a rateof 1.995 g/min (0.00761 mol/min). Double-start fully intermeehing screws were
used throughout the entire length ofthe barrel, rotating at 50 revolutions per
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minute. The tclllp~ ule profile for each ofthe 120 mm zones was: zone 1 20~C;
zones 2 through 6 - 50~C; zone 7 -75~C; zone 8 - 130~C; zone 9 - 160~; zone 10 -190~C; endcap - 200~C. Vacuum was pulled on zone 9. The result~nt
polydi,nc~ loy~ne polyurea se~m~nted copolyrner was extruded into a 1 cm
5 ~ ..e~ strand, cooled in air, and collected. Physical pro~c~Lies are shown in
- Table 7.
In P.Y~mple 38, a polydimethyl~iloy~ne polyurea se~ ed copolymer was
plcpal~d as in F.Y~mple 37, except fumed silica (CAB-O-SILTM M-7D, Cabot
COI~GI aliOII) was added at a rate of 2.22 g/min into zone 1 of the extruder, the
10 screw speed was 100 revolutions per minute, and the telllpe~L-Ire of zone 7 was
80~C.
In F.Y~mrle39, a polydimethylsiloxane polyurea se~mPnte~l copolymer was
made as in Fx~mrle 38, except calcium carbonate was added at a rate of 4.95
g/min into zone 1 of the extruder instead of fumed silica. The calcium ca,l onale
15 had been dried in a vacuum oven at 90~C for 1 hour imme~ tçly prior to ~ lition
into the extruder.
In E~-,ple 40, a polydimethylsiloxane polyurea se~ .. I ed copolymer was
prepared as in Fy~mrle 39, except the calcium carbonate was added at a rate of
17.9 g/min.
In Fy~mple 41, a polydi",c~ lsiloxane polyurea se~ ed copolymer was
prepared as in Example 39, except carbon black (ELFTEXTM 8 GP-3 199, available
from Cabot Corporation) was added at a rate of 4.72 g/min instead of calcium
call,ol~ate. The carbon black had been dried in a vacuum oven at 90~C for 2 hours
immetli~t~ly prior to addition into the extruder.
The Shore A ha,dlless and tensile plope, lies for the polydimethylsiloxane
polyurea se~ led copolymer of Example 37 and for the filled
polydimethylsiloxane polyurea se~mented copolymers of Examples 38-41, each of
which had an NCO:NH2 ratio of 1:1, were dete",-ined and are set forth in Table 7.
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Table 7
Ex. Additive Shore A Modulus ~ximllmElongation
h~dl.ess (~/m2) Stress at break
(MN/m ) (%)
-7 .None ~5 .: 9 -.83 6"0
~~ 5.0 wt.% mmed silica ~ ".02 ~_0
:~ 10.5 wt.~/o calcium ~ .96 6"1
Ul~aLt;
29.7 wt.% calciurn 50 1.52 1.34 502
~ aL~;
41 10.0 wt. % carbon 45 2.26 3.27 420
black
F.~ 42
In Example 42, a polytrifluoropl opyll-lethyldimethylsiloxane polyurea
5 se~m~nted copolymer was prepared as in Example 5 except the diamine was
Diamine G, 5,440 molecular weight, in which 95 mol % of the organic groups
~tt~hed to the silicone were methyl and 5 mol % were trifluolopl~l.yl. This
fluorinated ~ mine was fed at a rate of 8.0 g/min (0.00147 mol/min), and
methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 0.403 g/min
10 (0.00154 mol/min). The inherent viscosity ofthe resulting product was 0.64 g/dL,
the modulus was 1.08 MN/m2, the tensile ~llel*lll was 2.38 MN/m2, and the
elong~tinn at break was 710%.
Exan~le 43
In Example 43, a polydhlw~l,yldiphenylsiloxane polyurea segm~nted
15 copolymer was produced using the extruder and screw design of Example 34.
The ~i~minf~, Diamine J, Lot 1, was a polydiphenyldimethylsiloxane diamine
having a number average molecular weight of 9,330. This diarnine and
methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4-diisocyanate were fed into zone one of the
extruder, the diamine was fed at a rate of 6.56 g/min (0.000703 mol/min) and the20 diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 0.204 g/min (0.000779 mol/min). The screw
speed was 75 revolutions per minute and the te~lpel~L-Ire profile was: zone 1 -
22~C; zone 2 - 22~C; zone 3 - 50~C; zone 4 - 100~C; zone 5 - 140~C; zones 6 and
7 - 180~C; zone 8 and endcap - 220~C. The product which had a NCO:NH2 ratio
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of 1.11: 1, had a Shore A hardness of 16. The product was insoluble in
tetrat,ydlc,rul~l, chloro~l"" and llli~lult;s oftoluene and isopropanol due to the
high proces~in~ temperature and high NCO:NH2 ratio.
Example 44
In Fx~ e 44, a poly.lin._Lll~ldiph~ ik Y~n~o polyurea se~nsnted
copolymer was produced using the extruder and screw design of F.Y~mple 1. A
blend of 75 parts by weight Polydi",e~ l.cilQY~ne Diamine B, Lot 1, molecular
weight 10,700, and 25 parts by weight Diamine J, Lot 2, poly(dimethyldiphenyl
~iloY~ne) tli~mine~ molecul~r weight 9,620; was plel)aled. The number average
m~ oc~ r weight ofthis blend was 10,400. This diamine mixture and
dicyclohexylmeth~nç-4,4-diisocyanate were fed into the fifth zone of the extruder,
the ~ min~ was fed at a rate of 8.72 g/min (0.000838 mol/min) and the
diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 0.217 g/min (0.000828 mol/min). The screw
speed was 50 revol~ltion~ per minute and the te~ t;ldLule profile was: zones 1
through 5 - 22~C; zone 6 - 80~C; zone 7 - 150~C; zone 8 - 170~C; and endcap -
220~C. The product which had a NCO:NH2 ratio of 0.99, had a Shore A
haldlless of 32.
F.~ , Ic 45
In Example 45, a polydimethylsiloxane polyurea segn~nted copolymer was
prepaled in a Haake TW-100 conical twin screw extruder, available from Haake,
Inc., Paramus, N.J., which had 32-26 mm rli~ . fully interrne~hing screws (No.
55i2211). Diamine A, Lot 1, molecular weight 5280, was fed at a rate of 7.36
g/min (0.00139 mol/min) into the feed throat ofthe extruder.
Methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate was also fed into the feed throat of
the extruder at a rate of 0.387 g/min (0.00150 mol/min). The screws were
lol~ , at 75 revolutions per minute. The extruder temperature profile was: feed
throat - 20~C, zone 1 - 84~C, zone 2 - 150~C, and zone 3 - 160~C.
~ A three-layer construction was pl ~al ed using a CLOERENTM 5-layer
coextrusion feedblock. The endcap of the Haake extruder and the necktube
feeding into the feedblock were m~int~ined at 160~C. The polydimethyl~ilox~ne
polyurea sepmented copolymer was extn~ded as one of the outer layers. The
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middle layer was an ethylene vinyl acetate (BYNELTM CXA 2002, available from
DuPont Chemical Co.) processed at 227 g/min through a Leistritz 34 mm
d~ el~ 42:1 length to ~ mP,t~r ratio, co-lv~ing twin screw extruder. Th
third layer was a poly~lop~lene-ethylene copolymer (SHELLTM 7CO5N, available
5 from Shell Ch~m:-Dl Co.) processed at a total of 530 g/min by two extruders inparallel: a BERLYNIM 5.08 cm (2.00 in), 30:1 length to d;~ e. ratio single
screw extruder and a Killion 3.18 cm (1.25 in) 24:1 length to tli~m~.ter single
screw extruder. The four polymer streams were each fed into separate ports of
the CLOERENTM feedblock confiEIlred with a selector plug to produce a layered
10 stream. A 25.4 cm (10.0 in) die was used to cast the coextruded construction into
a film. Both the feed block and die were opeldLi,lg at 177~C. The film was cast
onto a chrome roll with a rubber nip at 68.9 m/min to form a release film 56
micrometers thick. Three pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes: #371 box sealing
tape, #810 Scotch Brand Magic Tape~, and #232 m~ing tape, each available
from 3M CO., St. Paul, M N., were placed against the polydinleLllylsiloxane
polyurea seEm~nted copolymer release surface and rolled 4 times with a 1.13 kg.
(2.5 Ib.) roller. Peel values were dt;l~llllined at a rate of 229 cm/min (90 in/min)
and 180~ peel angle after s~mples were ...;~ ;..ed for at least 4 hours at 50%
relative humidity and 22.2~C. The peeled tape was then placed on glass which had20 been cleaned thoroughly with ethyl acetate. R~tlh~sion values to the glass were
then determined using the same procedure. The readhesion values to glass were
co-llpared to adhesions to glass of a strip of the same tape which had not
contacted the coextruded release material. The percent retention in readhesion to
glass of the tape which had contacted the release layer colllpaled to the adhesion
of the tape which had not c~ nt~cted the release layer was calculated. The initial
peel values and the percent retention in readhesion are shown in Table 8.
Table 8
Peel value Re~he~ion
- (~/in) Re-.ention
#371 Box ~ealing Tape17 82~/-
#810 ~cotch Magic Tape 21 79~/9
#232 Mask ng Tape 38 96~/~
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Example 46
In F.Y~r~, 'e 46, tt;~ cll~yl-m-xylylene diisocyanate was fed into the fifth
zone of an 18 mm co--uL~ g twin screw extruder having a 40:1 length:~
ratio (available from T Pictrit7 Col~Gl~lion, ~ n~lç N.J.) at a rate of 0.0753
g/min (0.000309 mol/min). The extruder had double-start fully int~rm~$hing
screws throughout the entire length ofthe barrel, rott~ g at 100 rev~ tione per
minute. PolydilllelllyleilQy~ne Diamine C, molecular weight 22,300, was injectedinto the fifth zone at a rate of 6.24 g/min (0.000280 moVmin). The te---pe-~luleprofile for each ofthe 90 mm long zones was: zones 1 through 4 - 30~C; zone 5 -
50~C; zone 6 - 120~C; zone 7 - 150~C; zone 8 - 180~C; and endcap - 180~C. The
res llt~nt poly.l;l..eLl.~lsiloxane polyurea segm~nted copolymer was extruded into a
3 mm ~i~mfAter strand, cooled in water, and p.--lleti7ed The pelletized materialwas then fed into a 1.91 ~ ;1f--'(3/4 inch) single screw extruder (Haake)
15 rotating at 85 revollltionc per minute. The tel~pel~lule profile ofthe extruder
was: zone 1 - 163~C; zone 2 - 171~C; and zone 3 - 179~C. Necktube and die
telllpel~llules were 179~C. The extrudate was cast from this 12.7 cm die into a
0.3 mm thick film. Peel testing was pe,ro,l-.ed as in FY~mrle 45 with the results
set forth in Table 9.
Table 9
Peel value ~ he~eion
(~in) Re.ention
~371 Box ~ealing Tape 60 70~~-
~810 ScotcnMagicTape 24 9~~/
~232 M~ ng Tape 89 79~/~
F.~ 47
In F.Y~mrle 47, a polydimethyleiloxi~ne polyurea se~m~ nted copolymer was
prepared in a 7.62 cm (3.00 in) inside rli~met~r pin mixer with a mixing length of
- 20 cm (8 in). This cylindrical continuous mixer had a multi-impeller which rotated
25 between stationary pins att~ h~d to the inside of the barrel. The pins were
poeition~d radially at 90~ intervals along the length of the mixer both on the
rolaling shaft and inside the barrel. The fol w~lding pressure for the reacting
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material was produced via injection pumps for the two re~ct~nts.
Polydilllelllylsiloxane Diamine A, Lot 1, 5280 molecular weight, was injected atthe rear ofthe pin mixer at a rate of lS7 g/min (0.0297 moVmin) and at a
te",~ re of 117~C. Ten cm down the barrel of the pin mixer,
5 methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate was injected at a rate of 7.79 g/min
(0.0297 moVmin). The mixer barrel and exit tube te"l~c~ res were set at 180~C.
The imp~ .r rotation rate was 100 revolutions per minute. The re~l-lt~nt
polydi",eLllylsiloxane polyurea se~ .1 ed copolymer had an inherent viscosity of0.36 dL/g, a modulus of 0.77 MN/m2, a tensile strength of 0.90 MN/m2, an
10 elongation at break of 490%, and a Shore A hardness of 20.
Exam~le 48
In Example 48, a polydi."~Ll,ylsiloxane polyurea seg...~ ed copolymer was
p,t;l)aled using the same pin mixer configuration as Example 47.
Polydimethyl.eilox~ne Diamine A, Lot 1, 5280 molecular weight, was heated to
15 160~C and injected at a rate of 166 g/min (0.0314 moVmin) and teL~ ;Lllyl-m-xylylene diisocyanate was injected at a rate of 7.69 g/min (0.0315 moVmin) as inE~"~le 47. The impeller rotation was 125 revolutions per minute. The resultant
polydilllelllyleilox~ne polyurea segm~nted copolymer had an inherent viscosity of
0.43 dL/g, a modulus of 2.71 MN/m2, a tensile strength of 1.48 MN/m2, an
20 elongation at break of 380%, and a Shore A hardness of 46.
~- , Ic 49
In E~"ple 49, a polydi",~;Ll,ylsiloxane polyurea se~ ed copolyrner was
produced by injecting tetramethyl-m-xylylene diisocyanate at a rate of 0.462 g/min
(0.00189 moVmin) into the vent port (zone 2) of a C.W. Brabender (Type 302)
25 1.91 cm (0.7S in) ~ mP~tPr single screw extruder driven with a Haake Rheodrive
5000 motor unit. Polydimethylsiloxane Diamine A, Lot 1, molecular weight 5280.
was also injected into this zone as a separate stream, at rate of 9.99 g/min
(0.00189 moVmin). The te~npe~L~Ire profile of the extruder was: feed zone -
water cooled; zone 1 - 115~C; zone 2, 3, and endcap - 180~C. The screw was
30 rotating at 100 revolutions per minute. The res-llt~nt material was clear and had
an inherent viscosity of 0.34 dL/g.
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Examples 50-57
F.Y~mrles 50-57 illustrate the use of polyisocyanates in the process ofthe
present invention to make polydiorganosiloxane polyurea se~m~nte(l copolymers.
In F.Y ~ k 50, Poly~li-..c;~l.yl~iloY~ne Diamine A, Lot 4, 5,310 molecular
5 weight, was fed at a rate of 59.9 g/min (0.0113 mol/min) into zone 8 of a
~ Berstorff40mm ~ e~ 1600 mm length co-rotating twin screw extruder. Aure of 10 parts by weight DESMODUR N-3300 (polyisocyanate with NCO
equivalent weight of 195, Bayer, Pittsburgh, PA 15205) and 90 parts by weight
methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 3.20 g/min
10 (0.0236 equivalents NCO/min) into zone 8 to provide an NCO:NH2 ratio of
1.00: 1.00. The diisocyanate feed line was lightly brushing the screw threads.
Double start fully hlLt;..~.~sl.;~ screws, rotating at 100 revolutions per minute,
were used throughout the entire length of the barrel. The temperature profile for
each ofthe 160 mm zones was: zones 1 through 7 set at 25~C; zone 8 - 60~C;
15 zone 9 - 120~C; zone 10 - 182~C; endcap and l-lelLI un-~ - 180~C. The res -lt~nt
polydimethylsiloxane polyurea seg---e,-Led copolymer was extruded into a 3 mm
me~t~r strand, cooled in air, and collected. The product had an inherent
viscosity of 0.63.
In E~an.ple 51, polydi-..cLhylsiloxane polyurea segmente~ copolymer was
prepared as in Example 50. Polydi-l.~,Lhylsiloxane Diamine D, Lot 2, molecular
weight 34,800, was fed at a rate of 61.0 g/min (0.00175 mol/min) and the
polyisocyanate mixture was fed at a rate of 0.475 g/min (0.00351 equivalents
NCO/min) into zone 8 to provide an NCO:NH2 ratio of 1.00: 1.00. The product
had an inherent viscosity of 1.20.
In :C~llple 52, polydimethyl~iloY~ne polyurea se~ ed copolymer was
prepa. ed as in FY~mrle 51. A mixture of 10 parts by weight MONDUR 489
(polyisocyanate with NCO equivalent weight of 137, Bayer, Pittsburgh, PA
15205) and 90 parts by weight methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate was
fed at a rate of 0.462 g/min (0.00351 equivalents NCO/min) into zone 8 to
provide an NCO:NH2 ratio of 1.00: 1.00. The product had an inherent viscosity of1.12.
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In FY~ i le 53, polydimethylcilox~ne polyurea segmPnted copolymer was
prepared as in F.Y ;~ rle 51. A mixture of 10 parts by weight MONDUR 489
(Bayer, Pittsburgh, PA 15205) and 90 parts by weight methylenedicyclohexylene-
4,4'-diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 0.483 g/min (0.00367 equivalents NCO/min)5 into zone 8 to provide an NCO:NH2 ratio of 1.05: 1.00. The product had an
inherent visco~ily of 1.03.
In FY~--E 'e 54, polyd-,,,~;ll,yW1Qy~np~ polyurea se mPnfed copolymer was
prepared as in FY;~ i le 50. Poly.l;...~:tl.~lsiloxane Diamine F, molecular weight
105,000, was fed at a rate of 60.1 g/min (0.000572 mol/min) and the
10 DESMODURN-3300 / methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate mixture was
fed at a rate of 0.155 g/min (0.00114 equivalents NCO/min) into zone 8 to
provide an NCO:NH2 ratio of 1.00: 1.00. The product had an inherent viscosity of1.22.
In F~y~mrle 55, polydimethylsiloxane polyurea se mpnted copolymer was
15 prepared as in F.Y~mrle 54. The polyisocyanate mixture was fed at a rate of 0.171
g/min (0.00126 equivalents NCO/min) into zone 8 to provide an NCO:NH2 ratio
of 1.10: 1.00. The product had an inherent viscosity of 1.36.
In FY~mrle 56, polydimethyl~ilox~ne polyurea segmPnted copolymer was
prepared as in F.Y ~ le 54. The polyisocyanate mixture was fed at a rate of 0.186
20 g/min (0.00137 equivalents NCO/min) into zone 8 to provide an NCO:NH2 ratio
of 1.20: 1.00. The product had an inherent viscosity of 1.64.
In E~ ple 57, a filled polydi--,eLllyl~ilox~nP, polyurea segmP-nted
copolymer was p.~p~ed as in Example 50. 3 parts by weight
Polydi"lt;~hyl~ilo~nP Diamine D, Lot 2, molecular weight 34,800, was mixed with
25 4 parts by weight Al2O3 powder and fed into zone 8 at a rate of 103.7 g/min
(0.00128 mol ~ minP/min). Methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate was fed
at a rate of 0.335 g/min (0.00128 mol/min) into zone 8 to provide anNCO:NH2
ratio of 1.00:1.00. The product had a Shore A hardness of 17. Thermal
con~llctivity tested with ASTM method C518 was 0.17 W/m ~K. A similarly
30 made c~3mposition without filler had a thermal conductivity of 0.10 W/m ~K.
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Examples S8 - 60 and (~ F-- i le C4
In T~Y ~...ple 58, a Berstorff 25mm ~ met~r coroL~Ling twin screw extruder
having a 29.5:1 length ~i~mp~ter ratio was used with an open feed port at zone 1and a ~l,;s~ure injection feed at zone 3. Double start fully ;..l~- ...e~l.;..p screws,
S lolaling at 100 revs)l--tion~ per minute, were used throughout the entire length of
the barrel with 3 sets of 25mm length kn~ding blocks located at the end of zone
4. The ~e~ ,el~lule profile for each ofthe zones was: zone 1 - 30~C; zone 2 -
75~C; zone 3 - 100~C; zone 4 - 125~C; zone 5 - 150~C; zone 6 - 175~C; endcap
and ~.-ellpu...p - 190~C; and neç~lbe - 200-220~C. The feedstock reagents were
10 ...~ ed under a nitrogen atmosphere.
Polydi---c~l-ylsiloxane Diamine A, Lot 1, molecular weight 5280, was fed at
a rate of 12.11 g/min (0.00229 mol/min) into the first part of zone 1 and 3-
isocyanatomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexyl isocyanate (isophorone diisocyanate,
obtained from Sigma-Aldrich Co-,~,o,~Lion) was fed at a rate of 29.39 g/min (0.132
15 moVmin) into the second part of zone 1. A blend of 2.4 parts by weight
J~ ,;.,r,T~' D-400 polyu~y~ p~ylçnç~ mine (obtained from Frl..~l X- ~ ~A 11
Corporation, titrated molecular weight 515 g/mol for Lot #CP5205) and 1 part by
weight Dytek A~M (2-methyl-1,5-pent~ne~ mine obtained from DuPont, titrated
molecular weight 120 g/mol for Lot #SC94030211) was injected at zone 3 at a
20 rate of 34.17 g/min (0.130 mol/min). The ratio of NCO:NH2 was 1.00:1. The
rçsl-lt~nt polydimethylsiloxane polyurea ~egn ~ntecl copolymer was extruded as a2.5 mm ~ met~r strand into an ice H20 bath and pelletized. The product had an
inherent viscosity as measured in DMF of 1.21 dL/g and a bimodal distribution by GPC with overall Mn = 3.4 x 104.
In Examples 59 and 60, polydi.. eLl.ylsiloxane polyurea segm~nted
copolymers were prepared and tested as in Example 58 except the feed rates of
the diisocyanate were 30.86 g/min (0.139 mol/min) and 32.33 g/min (0.146
mol/min), respectively. Thus the ratio of NCO:NH2 for these compositions was
1.05: 1 and 1.10: 1. These products had inherent viscosities as measured in DMF
30 of 1.74 dL/g (bimodal distribution by GPC with overall M" = 5.1 x 104)for the
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former and 2.91 dL/g (bimodal distribution by GPC with overall Mn = 7.1 x 104)
for the latter.
In Cc,l-,?~ e F.xAmple C4, 16.0 grams Polydi...c~lllyl~ilox~ne Diamine A,
Lot 5, molecular weight 5270, which had been cleg~c~ed with warming under
5 vacuum and then purged with nitrogen were weighed into a screw capped jar. To
this was added 29.0 g J~ l~A.,,;I~P,TM D-400 polyu~Ly~ ylenP~ mine (obtained
from ~~ ..,AI~ Co-~o-~lion, titrated m~ ulAr weight 452 g/mol for Lot
#CP5131) and 13.8 g Dytek ATM (2-methyl-1,5-p~..l A.-P~liA~;ne obtained from
DuPont, molecular weight 116 g/mol for Lot #SC941013J1) and then isop,opyl
10 alcohol sufficient to yield a final 30% solids solution. This diamine solution was
shaken well and 3-isocyanato~ yl-3~5~5-L.i...elllylcyclohexyl isocyanate
(isophorone diisocyanate, obtained from Sigma-Aldrich Corporation), 41.2 grams
were added all at once to afford a ratio of NCO:NH2 of 1.00:1.00. This reaction
soll-ti-)n was immeAiAtPly mixed via vigorous agitation. An immediAte increase in
15 viscosity was noted and the reaction solution was further mixed via a r..PçhA..;cal
shaker for at least 2 hours. The polydimethylsiloxane polyurea seg...~ ed
copolymer solllti~ n was then poured into a tray and the solvent evaporated to
yield a product with an inherent viscosity as measured in DMF of 1.57 dL/g.
Examples 58 - 60 and CO~PA~ e Example C4 demon~ le that NCO:NH2
20 ratios greater than 1 can yield inherent viscosities greater than a similar solvent
made composition.
F.~ , ~ 61
In Example 61, a Berstoffl40mm di~ coro~ g twin screw extruder
25 with a 40:1 length diAmet~or ratio was utilized with an open feed port at zone 5 and
at zone 8. Double start fully interm~hing screws, rotating at 100 revolutions per
minute, were used from zone 5 through zone 10 with kn~-ling blocks and reverse
el~ .ls added in zones 6 - 7 and zone 9 - 10. The temperature profile for each
ofthe 160 mm zones was: zone 1 20~C; zone 2 through zone 5 - 30~C; zone 6 -
30 50~C; zone 7 - 75~C; zone 8 - 100~C; zone 9 - 125~C; zone 10 - 150~C; endcap -
150~C; and meltpump - 170~C. Polydimethylsiloxane Diamine A, Lot 1,
moleclllAr weight 5280, was fed at a rate of 1.84 g/min (0.000348 mol/min) into
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the ffrst part of zone 5. ~Iethylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate
(DESMODUR W, obtained from Miles Laboratory) was fed at the last part of
zone 5 at a rate of 7.46 g/min (0.0285 moVmin). A blend of 15.3 parts by weight
J~ .elM ED-2001 polyoxyalkyli r.e~ e (obl~i"ed from ~~ n
5 Col l,ol ~lion, titrated molcr,~ r weight 2155 g/mol) and 1 part by weight Dytek
EP~ (1,3-d;~ ;..ol)ellla,le, obtained from DuPont, molecular weight 102 g/mol)
was fed into zone 8 at a rate of 27.03 g/min (0.0281 moVmin). The ratio of
NCO:NH2 was 1.00:1. The polydhllelllylsiloxane polyurea sep...~ ed copolymer
was extruded as a strand to yield a product with Mn = 7.0 x 104by GPC analysis.
The Moisture Vapor Tl~ ;on Rate - Upright (MVI~p) was
measured with use of a modified ASTM E 96-80 technique. The
polydimethylsiloxane polyurea seg...~ ed copolymer was dissolved at 20% solids
in isopropyl alcohol and cast as a film. A 35mm di~met~ sample ofthe 0.025cm
thick film was sandwiched b~lween the adhesive surfaces of two axially aligned
15 foil adhesive rings having 2.54cm rli~meter holes. The sample was pulled to
ensure a flat, wrinlde-free and void-free foil/sample/foil l~ l e. A 4 oz (0.14L)
glass jar was filled with distilled water and fitted with a screw cap having a 3.8cm
mP,ter hole concellLlically aligned with a rubber washer having a 4.445cm
outside ~ met~r and a 2.84cm inside cli~meter. The foiVsample/foil l~ AIe was
20 concellllically positioned on the rubber washer and the sample-co..l~ g sub-
assemble was s.ilc;wed loosely onto the jar. The sample in the assembly was thenequilibrated in a 40~C, 20% relative humidity chamber for 4hours and then
removed and weighed to the nearest 0.01 gram (W,). The cap was then screwed
tightly onto the jar without bulging the sample and the assembly was imme~ t~ly
25 returned to the ch~llbe for 18 hours, then removed and weighed to the nearest0.01 gram (W2). The MVTR,~ of the l:....;n~ted sample was then calculated
according to the formula:
MVI~= (W,- W2)(4.74 x 104)/t
where t is defined as the time period in hours between W, and W2. The
30 value reported then is the average ofthree sample runs. This polydinle~ lsiloxane
polyurea se~ ed copolyrner afforded a MVI~pof 5839 g/mV24h.
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In E~,.,ple 62, polydil,lellly-lsiloxane polyurea sP~mPnted copolymers
were prepared with the extrusion process described in Example 58 except that thePolydimethyl~iloY~nP Diamine A, Lot 5, molecular weight 5270, was fed at a rate
5 of 12.11 g/min (0.00230 mol/min) into the first part of zone 1 and
methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisoc~ ale (DESMODUR W, obtained from
Miles Labo,~Lc ,y) was fed at a rate of 33.38 g/min (0.127 mol/min) into the
second part of zone 1. A blend of 2.9 parts by weight JPf~minelM D-400
polyo~y~lu~yl~.lP~ ...;..c (obtained from ~.~ Co,~ Lion, titrated
10 molecular weight 515 g/mol for Lot #CP5205) and 1 part by weight Dytek A~
(2-methyl-1,5-p~ e~ P, obtained from DuPont, titrated molecular weight
120 g/mol for Lot #SC94030211) was injected at zone 3 at a rate of 32.51 g/min
(0.1165 mol/min). The ratio of NCO:NH2 was 1.07: 1. The res llt~nt
polydimethyl~ilox~nP, polyurea seg~ ed copolymer was extruded as a 2.5 mm
15 ~ mp~tpr strand into an ice H20 bath and ppll~p~ti7ed The resultant product was
not fully soluble in col---,-ùn organic solvents indicative of a ~ipnific~nt high
mnlec~ r weight fraction, thus neither inherent viscosity nor GPC mea~u,e---e--Ls
were pelro~ ed.
In co,--p~ e Example C5, 80.0 grams Poly.l;,lleLl.ylsiloxane Diamine A,
20 Lot 5, molecular weight 5270, that had been de~ ed with w~l~---mg under
vaccum and then purged with nitrogen were weighed into a screw capped jar. To
this was added 160.0 grams Jçffi~minelM D-400 polyuil~yl,lol,ylçne~ minp~
(obtained from ~--- -l ~- - .~n Co-~,u- alion~ titrated molecular weight 452 g/mol for
Lot #CP5131) and 50.11 grams Dytek AlM (2-methyl- l~5-ppnt~np~ mine
25 obtained from DuPont, molecular weight of 116 g/mol for Lot #SC941013Jl) and
then isopropyl alcohol s~ ffi~i~nt to yield a final 20% solids solution. This solution
was shaken well and methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate (DESMODUR
W, obtained from Miles Laboratory), 209.89 grams were added all at once to
afford an NCO:NH2 ratio of 1.00: 1. This reaction solution was immP~ tPly
30 mixed via vigorous agitation. An immPdi~te increase in viscosity was noted and a
cloudy reaction solution resulted from the forming polymer. Cnntin--ed mixing via
a mech~n -~l shaker yielded both a final reaction solution that was cloudy and a
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reaction vessel that was coated with an es.~entiAlly insoluble residue. Thus in
contrast to the process detAiled in Example 62, this solvent based methodology
does not lend itself well to the ~ lion of polyd-l.lt;ll.ylsiloxane polyurea
se~ ed copolymers of the composition described.
S Example 63
InFY~mpl~ 63, aBerstorff25mm r1;A~elÇI colot~LIlg twin screw extruder
was used as in F.Y~mple 58 with the following mo-lific~tiQn.~ The screw,
ope.~ g at 50 revollltion~ per minute, was constructed with double start fully
i~lc; ...e~ screws used in c~ hil,Al;on with partially hllelll~ screws with 3
10 sets of 25mm length kn~ lin~ blocks located between zonè 2 and 3 and at the end
of zone 4 with a reverse element located after the kne?~tling blocks in zone 4.
Open feed ports were located at zone 1 and zone 3. The te ~~pela~LIre profile for
each ofthe zones was: zone 1 - 30~C; zone 2 an 3 - 75~C; zone 4 - 100~C; zone S
and 6 - 120~C; endcap, ..~e~ , and nec~h1be - 120~C. Thefeedstockreagents
were IllAi~llA~ed under a nitrogen atmosphere. Polydimethylsiloxane Diamine A,
Lot 1, moleculAr weight 5280, was fed at a rate of 0.38 g/min (0.0000720
moVmin) into the first part of zone 1 and 3-isocyanatoln~hyl-3,5,5-
t;lLylcyclohexyl isocyanate (isophorone diisocyanate, obtained from Sigma-
~ldrich Corporation) was fed at a rate of 1.77 g/min (0.00797 moVmin) into the
second part of zone 1. A blend of 25.2 parts by weight J~ffAmineTM DU-700
polyu~yl,ro,~ylenerliAmine (obtained from ~llnt~mAn Corporation, molecular
weight 927 g/mol) and 1 part by weight Dytek ATM (2-methyl-1,5-pent~nediAmine
obtained from DuPont, molecular weight 116 g/mol) was fed into zone 3 at a rate
of 5.51 g/min (0.00753 mol/min). The ratio of NCO:NH2 was 1.05:1.
A three-layer construction was prepared with use of a CLOERENIM 3-
layer coextrusion feedblock fitted with an A-B-C selector plug and heated at 150-
170~C. The polydimethylsiloxane polyurea segm~nted copolymer was extruded as
an outer layer on the cast roll (chrome at 18~C) at a rate of 7.6 g/min. The core
layer was a blend of 20 parts by weight ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer (DOW
PrimacorTM 3440) and 80 parts by weight polypropylene (EXXON PP 3445)
processed at 605 g/min through a BERLYNIM 5.08cm (2.00inch), 30: 1 length to
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le~ ratio, single screw extruder. The base layer was a poly~,-ul ylene (FlNA
PP 3576X) processed at 189 g/min through a Leistritz 34mm ~ mP,tP~r~ 42: 1
length to fli~m~PI ratio, co-rotating twin screw extruder. The three polymer
streams were each fed into sep~Le ports of the CLOEREN~M feedblock and a
5 45.7cm (18.0inch) die was used to cast the coextruded construction onto the
chrome chill roll at 38.1 m/min to afford a 58.4 micl ol-lc;ler release film. These
films were then tested with a series of p-t;s~ure-sensitive adhesive tapes (obtained
from 3M~ as in F~mple 45 with the following modifications. The tapes were
placed against the polydimethyl~iloY~ne polyurea se~mPnted copolymer release
10 surface and rolled 4 times with a 2.0kg (4.51b) roller and conditioned at least 4
hours at 50% relative humidity and 21.1~C. The readhesion retention values were
measured with use of glass that had been cleaned thoroughly with isopropyl
alcohol, heptane, and methyl ethyl ketone applied in that order. The initial peel
values (N/dm) and retention in readhesion measured (%) were: #315 Monta (24
15 N/dm and 91%); #375 Scotch~MBox Sealing Tape (3.9 N/dm and 95%); and #850
ScotchTM Book Tape (9.7 N/dm and 83%).
F~ , le 64
In Example 64, the same Berstorff 25mm r~i~mP~tpr colot~li--g twin screw
20 extruder from Example 58 was used with the modifications diccllcced herein. Adual injection port was used at zone 1 and a single injection port at both zones 3
and 4. Double start fully interm~hin~ screws, rotating at 125 revolutions per
minute, were used throughout the entire length of the barrel with 2 sets of 25mmlength IcnP~tlin~ blocks located at the end of zone 5. Polydimelllylsiloxane
25 Diamine C, Lot 1, molecular weight 22,300, was injected at a rate of 11.35 g/min
(0.000509 moVmin) into the first part of zone 1 and a blend of 60 parts by weight
methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate (DESMODUR W, obtained from
Miles Laboratory) and 40 parts by weight tetramethyl-m-xylylene diisocyanate
(obtained from Cytec) was injected at a rate of 30.85 g/min (0.121 mol/min) into30 the second part of zone 1. Jeffamine~M D-400 polyu~y~ùpylçnP~ minp (obtained
from ~Imt~m~n Corporation, molecular weight 466 g/mol for Lot #2828566) was
injected at a rate of 24.97 g/min (0.0536 mol/min) into zone 3. Dytek AlM (2-
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methyl-1,5-pent~ne~ min~ obtained from DuPont, molecular weight of 116 g/mol
for Lot #SC950419J01)) was h~,e~ ed into zone 4 at a rate of 7.87 g/min (0.0678
moVmin). The reSU1t~nt poly.lil"cll,~ oY~ne polyurea se~m~nted copolymer of
NCO:NH2 ratio 0.99:1, was extruded as a 2.5 mm ~ strand into an ice
H20 bath and p~llt;l;,ed to afford a product with Mn = 5.9 x 104by GPC analysis.This polydi",t;ll,yl~ilnx~ne polyurea se~ ed copolymer was tested for
release pLupt;~lies either after being solvent coated (2.5% solids in isoplo~
alcohol) onto poly~ru~ylene or s~bseq~Pnt to its coextrusion with a polyl"o~lene(7C05N) / ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer (Dow Primacor~M 3440) blend. A
10 modified versiûn ûf PSTC-5 peel adhesion test was carried out in a consl~ull
le~ ul e (21 ~C) and humidity (50% relative humidity) room with use of a
conslal-L rate InstronTM tensile tester. The film test sample was securely adhered
to a 2"x5" (5. lcm x 12.7cm) steel panel using double-coated adhesive tape. A 1 "
(2.54cm) wide strip of pressure sensitive adhesive tape (SIS based block
15 copolymer hotmelt PSA - 52% KratonlM 4433, 47% Wingtack+~M, 1%
ShellFlex~ oil) was adhered to the release surface of the test sample and rolleddown with two ~asses of a 4.51b (2000g) hard rubber roller. The free end of the
tape was then ~ ed in an InstronlM and peeled at a 90~angle from the test
sample surface at a rate of 12 in/min (30 5 cm/min). The reported results
20 r epl ~;s_lll the average of 2 to 4 indepel-dent .,.easùl e-l-t;llls. The
polydimethyl~iloY~ne polyurea segm~nted copolymer described in this example
afforded initial peel force values for the solvent coated of 2.9 N/dm and for the
coextruded film of 3.7 N/dm.
F-- ~ple 65
In Example 65, a polydimethylsiloxane polyurea segmentecl copolymer was
pl ~ared as in ~a,..~lc 61 except for the following modifications. The
methylened;.;yclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate (DESMODUR W, obtained from
Miles Laboratory) was fed at a rate of 6.71 g/min (0.0256 moVmin) into the last
part of zone 5. A blend of 52.1 parts by weight Jeff~minelM DU-700
30 polyoxyalkyl~nerli~mine (obtained from ~~ Corporation, titrated molecularweight 927) and 1 part by weight Dytek EPTM(1,3-diaminope.ll~i1e, obtained from
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DuPont, molecular weight 102) was fed into zone 8 at a rate of 27.03 g/min
(0.0336 mol/min). Further, a fourth feedstream was introduced into zone 8 with
tetramethyl-m-xylylene diisocyanate (available from Cytec) fed at a rate of 2.09g/min (0.00857 moVmin). The polydi"-eLl~ oY~nP polyurea seg...~ ed
5 copolymêr of NCO:NH2 ratio 1.01:1, was extruded as a strand to yield a product with Ml, = 6.0 x 104by GPC analysis.
Examples 66
In F.Y;-.--ijle 66, a Berstoffl25mm tli~metpr corol~ling twin screw extruder
was used as in Example 58 with the following modifications. The screw,
10 opel~Lng at 100 revolutions per minute, was constructed with double start fully
l ...P~hi~.~ screws used in co,l,bina~ion with partially intermP~hing screws with
one set of 25mm length knP~ling blocks 1Ocated at the start of zone 4 and three
sets located at the end of zone 5. The telllpe~ re profile for-each of the zoneswas: zone 1 - 30~C; zone 2 - 75~C; zone 3 - 100~C; zone 4 - 125~C; zone 5 -
15 150~C; zone 6 - 175~C; endcap and mPltpllmp - 175~C and necl~tllke - 190~C.
The fee~lstoç~ reagents were ...Ai~ ed under a nitrogen atmosphere.
Polydi",ell,ylsiloxane Diamine A, Lot 1, 5280 molecular weight was fed at a rateof 4.84 g/min (0.000917 moVmin) into the first part of zone 1 and tetramethyl-m-xylylene diisocyanate (obtained from Cy-tec) was fed at a rate of 3.19 g/min
(0.0131 moVmin) into the second part of zone 1. Jpff~minelM D-4000
polyo~y~,,ul)yl~Pnpdi~nlinp~ (obtained from ~111~ 1- Co~o,~lion, titrated
molecular weight 4660 g/mol for Lot #513-1-0393-0594) was injected at 29.09
g/min (0.00624 mol/min) into zone 3. And Dytek ATM (2-methyl-1,5-
pPnt~nPdi~mine obtained from DuPont, titrated molecular weight 117 g/mol for
Lot #SC94030211) was injected into zone 4 at a rate of 0.687 g/min (0.00587
mol/min). The r~ t~nt polydimethylsiloxane polyurea segmPnted copolymer of
NCO:NH2 ratio 1.00: 1, was extruded as a strand to yield a product with Mn = 5 9x 104by GPC analysis.
F.~. ~ Ic 67
In FY;~ C 67, the polydillle~llylsiloxane polyurea se~mPnted copolymer
was prepalëd as in Example 64 with the following exceptions.
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Poly~ nell~ylcilny~n~ Diamine C, Lot 2, 17,000 molecul~r weight, was injected at-
a rate of 11.35 g/min (0.000668 mol/min) into the first part of zone 1 and a blend
of 80 parts by weight teL~ wlhyl-m-xylylene diisocyanate (obtained from Cytec)
and 20 parts by weight methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate (DESMODllR
S W, obtained from Miles Laboratory) was i";ected at a rate of 39.37 g/min (0.159
mollmin) into the second part of zone 1. Jeff~minelM D400
polyu~ylJlopyl~ di~ .e (obt~ined from ~llnt~m~n Co,por~lion, molecular
weight of 466 g/mol for Lot #SJ708)) was injected at a rate of 7.57 g/min (0.016Z
mol/min) into zone 3. Dytek A~ (2-methyl-1,5-p~nt~ne~ obtained from
10 DuPont, molecular weight of 116 g/mol for Lot #SC950512J01)) was injected
into zone 4 at a rate of 16.78 g/min (0.145 mol/min). The resultant
polydimethylcils)Y~ne polyurea se~ nted copolymer of NCO:NH2 ratio 0.93:1,
was extruded as a 2.5 mm di~met~o~ strand into a FluorinertTM/dry ice bath and
pelleti7e~1 to afford a product with an inherent viscosity as measured in
dhl~lhylrul~ ide of 0.17 dL/g.
Example 68
In Fxi....ple 68, a poly~l;",c;~hylsiloxane polyurea seg...~ ed copolymer was
plt;p~tid as in r.Y;~ e 61 except for the following mo~ific~tion.c The
methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate (DESMODUR W, obtained from
20 Miles Laboratory) was fed at a rate of 8.95 g/min (0.0342 mol/min) into the last
part of zone 5. The Jeff~mine~ DU-700 polyoxyalkylen~ mine (obtained from
n Col~,ol~lion, titrated molcc~ r weight 927) was fed into zone 8 at a
rate of 27.03 g/min (0.0292 moVrnin). The polydimethyl.~ilo~ne polyurea
se~mente~l copolymer of NCO:NH2 ratio 1.16: 1, was extruded as a strand to yield25 a product with M" = 5.7 x 104by GPC analysis.
Exam~le 69
In F~mple 69, a poly.lin,~ ylsiloxane polyurea segmented copolymer was
pr~al ed in an 18mm Leistritz as in Example 1 with the following modifications.
The temperature profile for each of the 90mm zones was: zone 1 to 3 - 30~C;
30 zone 4 - 50~C; zone 5 - 80~C; zone 6 - 150~C; zone 7 - 180~C; zone 8 - 190~C;and endcap - 195~C. A 1: 1 molar blend of Polydimethylsiloxane Diamine E, Lot
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2, molecul~r weight 50,200 and Dytek A~ (2-methyl-1,5-pPnt~nP~ mine
available from DuPont) was fed at a rate of 6.16 g/min (0.000242 mol/min) into
zone 1 of the extruder with a screw that was r ol~ling at 75 rev~ tinn~ per minute.
Methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate (DESMODUR W, obtained from
5 Miles Laboratory) was fed into zone 4 at a rate of 0.0635 g/min (0.000242
mol/min). The res -lt~nt polydi,-wll-yl~;loY~ne polyurea segmPnted copolymer of
NCO:NH2 ratio 1.00:1, was extruded into a 3 mm ~ mp~tpr strand, cooled in air,
and collected. The rçsult~. t product was not fully soluble in coll~ oll organicsolvents indicative of a signifi~ ~nt high molcc--l~r weight fraction, thus neither
10 inherent viscosity nor GPC measurements were performed. A film of lmm
thi~ nPss was hot pressed at 180~C for 2 minl-tes and the m~.h~nical properties
measured. The sample displayed a modulus of 0.25 MN/m2, and a max. stress of
0.19 MN/m2 and elongation at break of 180%.
F~ , le 70
In F.Y~mrle 70, Polydi.llt;ll.ylsiloxane Diamine A, Lot 6, 5,350 molec~ r
weight, was fed at a rate of 30.0 g/min (0.0112 equivalents amine/min) with
methylenedicyclohexylene-4,4'-diisocyanate at a rate of 1.87 g/min (0.0143
20 equivalents isocyanate/min) into zone 1 of a Berstorff 25mm ~ metPr 737.5 mm
length cololali.,g twin screw extruder. Texaco JPff~mir~e T-5000 triamine was fed
into zone 3 at a rate of 5.03 g/min (0.00302 equivalents amine/min) to provide an
NCO:NH2 ratio of 1.00:1.00.
25 Example n
In F.~ P1e 71, poly~ l-t;ll-ylsiloxane polyurea segmPnted copolymer was
pl~cued as in Example 70. The diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 2.05 g/min
(0.0150 equivalentsNCO/min) into zone 3 to provide anNCO:NH2 ratio of
1.05: 1.00.
72
In E~ plc 72, polydimethylsiloxane polyurea segmPntecl copolymer was
prepared as in Example 70. The diisocyanate was fed at a rate of 2.05 g/min
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(0.0157 equivalents NC0/min) into zone 3 to provide an NC0:NH2 ratio of
1.10:1.00.
F.Y~mpl~s 70-72 were only partially soluble in common organic solvents,
in-1ic~tin~ high degree of l~ n~ p in the reslllt~nt polymer.
The various modifications and alterations of this invention will be a~
to those skilled in the art without dep~ ling from the scope and spirit of this
invention and should not be restricted to that set forth herein for illusl~ e
10 purposes.
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